4-613: Kanmon Tunnel may refer to: Kanmon Railway Tunnel , undersea rail tunnel connecting the islands of Honshu and Kyushu Kanmon Roadway Tunnel , undersea road tunnel connecting Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū Kanmon Roadway Tunnel § Pedestrian Tunnel , undersea pedestrian tunnel underneath the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel Shin-Kanmon Tunnel , undersea rail tunnel connecting Shin-Shimonoseki Station and Kokura Station Topics referred to by
8-600: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kanmon Railway Tunnel The Kanmon Railway Tunnel ( 関門鉄道トンネル , kanmon tetsudō tonneru ) was the first undersea tunnel in Japan. It goes underneath the Kanmon Straits , connecting the islands of Honshu and Kyushu . It is an important link in the Japanese rail network . Its construction began in 1936, and it
12-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kanmon Tunnel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanmon_Tunnel&oldid=1252801884 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
16-726: Was completed in November 1942, during the Pacific War . The Honshu-bound tunnel is 3,604 m (11,824 ft) long, the Kyushu-bound tunnel is 3,614 m (11,857 ft). Track gauge is 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) ( Cape gauge ), and its electric power supply is at 1,500 volts DC . Near the end of the Pacific War the Allies planned to blow up the two tunnels with 50,000 pounds of explosives as part of
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