The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a tunnel connecting the Shanghai Bund and Pudong in Shanghai, China, which houses a cable-hauled passenger rail line.
Overview The rail line has a total length of 646.7 meters, with a station at each end. , there were 14 passenger cars. Construction started in 1998 and trial operation began in October 2000. The tunnel is a single-hole double-lane tunnel, passing through the upper part of the Metro Line 2 tunnel near the end of Puxi.Fu Deming. Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel Project.
The passenger-carrying system consists of unmanned SK carriages (SK 6000 type) imported from France. The fully automatic vehicles are towed by a cable, and there is a turning platform at the terminus to allow the carriages to turn around. There is an overhaul parking area at Pudong Station.Yang Hai, Ding Ruiyuan, Fan Haoyang. Architectural Design of Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel. Underground Engineering and Tunnel. 2001, (2): 27–33, 49.
The project was constructed as a tourist attraction and many tourists use it to cross the Huangpu River, even though it costs more than ten times the price of a metro ticket. Passengers are treated to a sound and light show during the journey, which takes between three and five minutes.
See also Bund Tunnel, a road tunnel
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