CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEIKAN UNDERSEA TUNNEL

This tunnel is 53.85 km long and has an undersea portion measuring 23.3 km. It consists of a double main tunnel, a pilot tunnel and a service tunnel, and its deepest portion is 240 m below sea level.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Mochida, Y
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 4-7
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Geological events; Structural design; Tunneling; Tunnels; Underwater construction
• Identifier Terms: Shinkansen
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Geological conditions; Submarine tunneling
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169970
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM