PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SANYO NEW LINE FROM OKAYAMA TO HAKATA

The article describes the planning, design and construction of the 398 km long Sanyo New Line, which will be operated in the spring of 1975. It is the feature of the construction that 55% of its total length consists of tunnels and that the slab railroad tracks are adopted extensively. The ten stations and tunnels including the New Kannon, the Aki and the Kitakyushu tunnels over 10 km long are under construction.

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004
• Authors:
  • Saito, T
  • KINBARA, H
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Language

• Japanese

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2-8
• Serial:
  • Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Journal
  • Volume: 57
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Sanyo new line
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046751
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 2003 12:00AM