List of tunnels by country

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The list of tunnels includes any

railway tunnel or waterway
tunnel anywhere in the world.

Afghanistan

Albania

Andorra

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

  • Ziya Bunyadov tunnel Baku
  • Darnagul tunnel Baku
  • 20 January tunnel Baku
  • Kalbajar Tunnel

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

People's Republic of China

Specifically notable tunnels in the People's Republic of China include:

Colombia

Croatia

Denmark

Egypt

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

  • Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom (railway through the English Channel), at 50.5 km (31.4 mi)
  • International Tunnel de Bielsa-Aragnouet France – Spain: total length 3.07 km, diameter 7.5 m, 100 m minimum distance between one after another vehicles, asphalt lane 6 m wide, for vehicles high max 4.3 m, max speed 60 km/h (37 mi/h)
  • Fréjus Rail Tunnel
  • Fréjus Road Tunnel
  • Mont Blanc Tunnel
  • Pont de l'Alma Tunnel (built under the River Sena – along its length, perpendicular to the length of the bridge, with reinforced concrete columns between the two traffic lanes, road: forbidden for pedestrians)
  • Rove Tunnel, southern section of the Marseilles–Rhône Canal, 7.2 km (4.5 mi) long and 22 m (72 ft) wide, Bouches-du-Rhône dept., SE France; opened 1927. Starting near the village of Le Rove, it cuts through the Chaîne de l'Estaque at sea level. It is considered one of the greatest pieces of engineering since the Panama Canal. Longest canal tunnel in the world.
  • Col de Tende Road Tunnel
  • Col de Tende Rail Tunnel [fr]

Georgia

Germany

e.g.:

Gibraltar

  • Dudley Ward Tunnel

Greece

Road tunnel in operation:

Road tunnel under construction:

  • Tempe Tunnel
  • Platamonas Tunnel

Railway tunnel in operation:

  • Tempe Tunnel 5.5 km
  • Platamonas Tunnel 4.3 km
  • Perama Tunnel 3.5 km
  • Kakia Skala Tunnel 2.4 km

Railway tunnel under construction:

  • Kalidromos Tunnel
  • Othrios Tunnel
  • Domokos Tunnel
  • Panagiopoulos Tunnel
  • Aegio Tunnel

Hong Kong

Iceland

No metro, but some long road tunnels, including Hvalfjörður Tunnel at 5.8 km (3.6 mi) and some longer, and the longest (non-road) hydroelectric tunnel in Europe, one of the longest tunnels of any kind in the world, at Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant at 39.7 km (24.7 mi)

India

Ireland

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Japan

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Macedonia

  • veles tunnel 500 m
  • veles tunnel 300 m
  • demir kapija tunnel 800 m

Malaysia

Montenegro

Road tunnels in operation

Road tunnels under construction

Railway tunnels in operation

Morocco

Netherlands

New Zealand

North Korea

Norway

Panama

Pakistan

Road tunnels in operation

Railway tunnels in operation

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

  • Airport Tunnel, Dubai (road)
  • Al Shindagha Tunnel, Dubai (road)
  • Wadi Al Helo Tunnel (between Sharjah – Kalba approximately 1.6 km)

United Kingdom

United States

Vietnam

  • Hải Vân Tunnel, the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia at 6.28 km (3.90 mi).
  • Sài Gòn River Tunnel
  • Cu Chi Tunnels

Zambia

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