This page presents the same tunnels as in list of tunnels by length in separate lists according to the different tunnel types.
Rail
Note: This list only contains tunnels that are longer than . Name Location Length Year Line Gotthard Base Tunnel Switzerland (Alps) 2016 Seikan Tunnel Japan (Tsugaru Strait) 1988 Kaikyo Line (Hokkaidō Shinkansen) Channel Tunnel France/United Kingdom (English Channel) 1994 Yulhyeon Tunnel South Korea (Gyeonggi) 2016 Suseo High Speed Railway Songshan Lake Tunnel China (Dongguan) 2016 Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway Lötschberg Base Tunnel Switzerland (Bernese Alps) 2007 Koralm Tunnel Austria (Koralpe) 2025 Koralm Railway New Guanjiao Tunnel China (Qinghai) 2014 Qinghai–Tibet Railway Guadarrama Tunnel Spain (Sierra de Guadarrama) 2007 LAV Madrid - Valladolid West Qinling Tunnel China (Gansu) 2016 Qinghai–Tibet Railway Taihang Tunnel China (Shanxi) 2007 Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway Hakkōda Tunnel Japan (Hakkōda Mountains) 2010 Tōhoku Shinkansen XRL Hong Kong (New Territories and Kowloon) 2018 Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel Japan (Ōu Mountains) 2002 Tōhoku Shinkansen
Under construction Note: This list only contains tunnels that are longer than . Name Location Length Expectedcompletion Line Mont d'Ambin base tunnel France/Italy (Cottian Alps) 2029 Lyon Turin Ferroviaire Brenner Base Tunnel Austria/Italy (Stubai Alps) 2028 Brenner Railway 易贡隧道China (Tibet)2030Nyingchi–Ya'an railway 色季拉山隧道China (Tibet)2030Nyingchi–Ya'an railwayMetropolitan Area Tunnel No. 1Japan (Tokyo)2027+Chūō ShinkansenPearl River Tunnel 珠江隧道China (Guangdong) 2021Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railwayDuomuge Tunnel 多木格隧道China (Tibet)2030Nyingchi–Ya'an railway Gaoligongshan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 2022 Dali-Ruili RailwayChukyo Area Tunnel No.1Japan (Aichi)2027+Chūō Shinkansen Oshima Tunnel Japan (Hokkaido) 2031 Hokkaidō Shinkansen Mangkangshan Tunnel China (Tibet) 2026 Kangding-Linzhi Railway Ping'an Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2023 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway Semmering Base Tunnel Austria (Raxalpe) 2027 Southern Railway Italy (Liguria, Piedmont) 2023 Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway Sasson Tunnel Japan (Hokkaido) 2031 Hokkaidō Shinkansen Musil Tunnel South Korea (Wonju) 2020 Jungang Line Minshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2023 Chengdu–Lanzhou RailwayJapan (Nagano, Shizuoka, Yamanashi)2027+Chūō Shinkansen
Underground rapid transit
Only continuous tunnel sections should be included, at least long, excluding branches from the longest tunnel.
Name System Country Stations Length Year Lines 3-11 Suzhou Metro Line 3 and Line 11 are connected at Weiting Station with through trains passing by. 2019–2023 M11 Istanbul Metro Gayrettepe – Halkalı 2023–2025 Line 6 Chengdu Metro Wangcong Temple – Lanjiagou 2020 Line 19 Chengdu Metro Huangshi to Tianfu 2020–2023 Line 1 Qingdao Metro Dongguozhuang to Wangjiagang 2020–2021 Line 18 Guangzhou Metro to 2021 Line 3 Guangzhou Metro Airport North – Panyu Square 2005–2018 Bolshaya Koltsevaya line Moscow Metro Circle route (excluding Moscow-City branch) 2018–2023First stretch opens in 1969 as part of line 2 Line 10 Beijing Subway Circle route 2008–2013 Line 6 Beijing Subway – 2012–2018 Seoul Subway Line 5(longest branch) Seoul Subway Banghwa–Hanam Geomdansan 1995–2021 Line 2 Wuhan Metro Julong Boulevard - Fozuling 2012–2019 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line Moscow Metro Pyatnitskoye Shosse – Shchyolkovskaya 1938–2012 Sokolnicheskaya line Moscow Metro Kommunarka – Bulvar Rokossovskogo 1935–2019 Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line Moscow Metro Zyablikovo – Fiztekh 1995–2023 Zamoskvoretskaya line Moscow Metro Khovrino – Alma-Atinskaya 1938–2018 Line 8 Beijing Subway – 2012–2021Line 15Shanghai MetroGucun Park – Zizhu Hi-tech Park 2021 Line 5 Chengdu Metro Jiudaoyan – Huilong 2019 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line Moscow Metro Planernaya – Kotelniki 1966–2015
Under construction
Only continuous tunnel sections should be included, at least long. Name System Countries Stations Length Expectedcompletion Line 15 Paris Métro (circle route, all underground) 2026–2031 Cross Island Line Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) (Linear route with branch section, all underground) 2029–2031 L9 / L10 Barcelona Metro Linear route 2016 Thomson–East Coast Line Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) (Linear route, all underground excluding last ) 2026–2028 Baku Metro (circle route, all underground) 2040
Road
Name Location Length Year Tubes Road Notes Lærdal Norway (Lærdal–Aurland) 2000 1 E16 Longest road tunnel in the world. Yamate Tunnel Japan (Tokyo) 200720102015 2 C2, Shuto Expressway Zhongnanshan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 2007 2 G65, Xi'an-Zhashui Expressway Jinpingshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2011 2 between sites of Jinping-I and Jinping-II Hydropower Station 2 tubes, 17.540 km and 17.485 km St. Gotthard Switzerland (Uri - Ticino) 1980 1 A2/E35"World's longest tunnel" 1980 - 2000 Zigana Tunnel Turkey (Maçka - Torul) 2023 2 D.885, E97 Ovit Tunnel Turkey (İkizdere - İspir) 2018 2 D.925 Ryfylke tunnel Norway (Stavanger–Strand) 2019 2 13 The longest underwater road tunnel in the world Arlberg Austria (Vorarlberg - Tyrol) 1978 1 S16/E60"World's longest tunnel" 1979 - 1980 Xishan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 2012 2 S56 Shanxi Taiyuan-Gujiao Expressway Left tube：13.654 m, right tube：13.570 m New Erlangshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2018 2 Ya'an-Kangding Expressway Left tube: 13.433 m, right tube: 13.381 m Hongtiguan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 2013 2 S76 Shanxi Changzhi-Pingshun Expressway Left tube: 13.122 m, right tube: 13.098 m Hsuehshan Taiwan 2006 2 5 Fréjus France - Italy 1980 2 E70 The longest road tunnel across an international border KPE & MCE Expressway Tunnel Singapore 20082013 1* Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) Tunnel section of KPE (8.13 km) and MCE (4.33 km) are contiguous, hence classified as one tunnel.*Dual carriageway 12 Lanes of traffic (maximum width: 70m) with each direction separated only by a full-height wall, thus considered to be one tube. Maijishan Tunnel China (Gansu) 2009 2 G30, Baoji-Tianshui Expressway 2 tubes, 12.290 km and 12.286 km Mt. Blanc France - Italy (Alps) 1965 1 E25"World's longest tunnel" 1965 - 1979 Gudvangen Norway (Gudvangen–Flåm) 1991 1 E16 Yunshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 2014 2 G2516 Dongyin-Luliang Expressway Left tube: 11.408 m, right tube: 11.377 m Eysturoyartunnilin Faroe Islands 2020 1 Forked with roundabout and 3 entries. Segments , and long. Baojiashan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 2009 2 G65, Xi'an-Ankang Expressway Left tube: 11.200 m, right tube: 11.195 m Folgefonna Norway (Odda–Eitrheim) 2001 1 49 Kan-etsu Tunnel Japan (Gunma - Niigata) 19851991 2 Kan-Etsu Expressway Two tubes (the older 10.926 m) South Korea (Gangwon Province) 10.962 km (6.85 mi) 2017 2 Seoul–Yangyang Expressway 10.965 km (Seoul bound) / 10.962 km (Yangyang bound) Sandoyartunnilin Faroe Islands 2023 1 Toven Tunnel Norway (Leirfjord–Vefsn) 2014 1 78 Baotashan China (Shanxi) 2012 2 S66 Shanxi Hefen Expressway Left tube: 10.192 m, right tube: 10.480 m Hida Japan (Gifu) 2008 1 Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Gran Sasso d'Italia Italy (Abruzzo) 19841995 2 A24 Two tubes (the newer 10.173 m) Jondal Tunnel Norway (Mauranger–Jondal) 2012 1 49 Nibashan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2012 2 G5, Beijing-Kunming Expressway 2 tubes, 10.007 km and 9.962 km France (Rueil-Malmaison - Versailles) 2009/2011 1* A86 *the two two-lane directions are superimposed (hence duplex) in one tubeMany more tunnels exist that are shorter than
Under construction Name Location Length Year Tubes Road Notes Boknafjord Tunnel Norway (Stavanger/Randaberg–Kvitsøy–Bokn) 2031 2 European route E39 Mostly underwater. Will have a record depth of 390 m below sea level. A side tunnel (Kvitsøy Tunnel, 4 km) will connect Kvitsøy. Construction began on 4 January 2018.Tianshan Shengli TunnelChina (Xinjiang)20252Ürümqi–Ruoqiang ExpresswayFehmarn Belt fixed linkDenmark / Germany17.6 km (11 mi)20295E47Immersed tunnel combining road and rail. The tunnel segments consist of 5 tubes, 2 tubes for road, 1 for emergency and maintenance access and 2 for rail. Bypass Stockholm Sweden (Stockholm) 2030 2 E4 Tokyo Gaikan Tunnel Japan (Tokyo) 2030 2 C3 Tokyo Gaikan Expressway Zoji-la Tunnel India (Jammu Kashmir) 2026 1 Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway Micangshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2018 2 Bazhong-Shaanxi Expressway Left tube: 13.833 m, right tube: 13.792 m Fjarðarheiðargöng Iceland 2032 1 Route 93 In planning. Actual construction starts in 2026. Dongtianshan Tunnel China (Xinjiang) 2020 1 National Highway G575 Huangtuliang Tunnel China (Sichuan) 2021 2 Mianyang-JiuzhaigouExpressway NSC Expressway Tunnel Singapore 2026 1 North-South Corridor, Singapore Tunnel sections of NSC are (10.4 km), while sub-surface section is (2.1 km). Dual carriageway of 6 lanes with each direction separated only by a full-height wall, thus considered to be one tube. Gaoloushan Tunnel China (Gansu) 2020 2 Pingliang-Mianyang Expressway Murovdagh Tunnel Azerbaijan (Kalbajar) 2027 2 M2, European route E60 Yunshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) ?? 2 S66 Shanxi Hefen Expressway Left tube: 11.408 m, right tube: 11.377 mMany more tunnels that are shorter than are under construction
Water