Rail (excluding Rapid Transit)
| Name | Location | Length in km (mi) | Year Completed | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seikan Tunnel | Tsugaru Strait, Japan | 53.9 (33.5) | 1988 | Kaikyo Line (Hokkaidō Shinkansen) |
| Channel Tunnel | English Channel, France/United Kingdom | 50.5 (31.3) | 1994 | Channel Tunnel |
| Lötschberg Base Tunnel | Bernese Alps, Switzerland | 34.5 (21.4) | 2007 | Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) |
| Guadarrama Tunnel | Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain | 28.4 km (17.6 mi) | 2007 | LAV Madrid - Valladolid |
| Taihang Tunnel | Shanxi, China | 27.9 km (17.3 mi) | 2007 | Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan High-Speed Railway |
| Hakkōda Tunnel | Hakkōda Mountains, Japan | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) | 2010 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel | Ōu Mountains, Japan | 25.8 (16.0) | 2002 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel | Vienna, Austria | 23.844 km (14.816 mi) | 2012 | West railway |
| Middle Tianshan Tunnel | Xinjiang, China | 22.452 km (14.0 mi) | 2012 | Turpan-Kuqa County Railway |
| Daishimizu Tunnel | Mount Tanigawa, Japan | 22.2 (13.8) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
| Wushaoling Tunnel | Gansu, China | 21.1 km (13.1 mi) | 2006 | Lanzhou - Ürümqi Railway |
| Lüliangshan Tunnel | Shanxi, China | 20.8 km (12.9 mi) | 2011 | Taiyuan - Zhongwei - Yinchuan Railway |
| Geumjeong Tunnel | Busan, South Korea | 20.3 km (12.6 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
| Simplon (two tubes) | Lepontine Alps, Italy/Switzerland | 19.8 (12.3) | 1906/1922 | Genève/Basel - Brig - Novara/Milano |
| Vereina | Silvretta, Switzerland | 19.1 (11.8) | 1999 | (Chur-)Klosters - Saglians |
| Shin Kanmon | Kanmon Straits, Japan | 18.7 (11.6) | 1975 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
| Vaglia | Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Italy | 18.7 km (11.6 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
| Apennine Base Tunnel | Apennine Mountains, Italy | 18.5 (11.5) | 1934 | Bologna - Florence |
| Qinling Tunnel I-II | Shaanxi, China | 18.460 km (11.5 mi) | 2002 | Xi'an - Ankang Railway |
| Rokkô | Rokkô Mountain, Japan | 16.3 (10.1) | 1972 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
| Xiangshan Tunnel | Fujian, China | 15.901 km (9.880 mi) | 2012 | Longyan - Xiamen Railway |
| Daiyunshan Tunnel | Fujian, China | 15.623 km (9.7 mi) | 2012 | Xiangtang-Putian Railway |
| Furka Base | Urner Alps, Switzerland | 15.4 (9.6) | 1982 | Andermatt - Brig |
| Haruna | Gunma Prefecture, Japan | 15.4 (9.5) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
| Firenzuola | Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Italy | 15.3 km (9.5 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
| Severomuyskiy | Severomuysky Range, Russia | 15.3 (9.5) | 2001 | Baikal Amur Mainline |
| Gorigamine | Akaishi Mountains, Japan | 15.2 (9.4) | 1997 | Nagano Shinkansen(Hokuriku Shinkansen) |
| Monte Santomarco | Sila Mountains, Italy | 15.0 (9.3) | 1987 | Paola - Cosenza |
| Gotthard Rail Tunnel | Lepontine Alps, Switzerland | 15.0 (9.3) | 1882 | Gotthardbahn Luzern/Zürich - Lugano - Milano |
| Maotianshan Tunnel | Shaanxi, China | 14.915 km (9.3 mi) | 2011 | Baotou-Xi'an Railway |
| Nakayama | Nakayama Pass, Japan | 14.9 (9.2) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
| Mount Macdonald Tunnel | Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada | 14.7 (9.1) | 1989 | Calgary - Revelstoke |
| Lötschberg | Bernese Alps, Switzerland | 14.6 (9.1) | 1913 | Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) |
| Romeriksporten | Østmarka, Norway | 14.6 (9.1) | 1999 | Gardermobanen |
| Dayaoshan Tunnel | Guangdong, China | 14.295 km (8.883 mi) | 1987 | Beijing - Guangzhou Railway |
| Hokuriku | Mount Kinome, Japan | 13.9 (8.6) | 1962 | Hokuriku Main Line |
| Yesanguan Tunnel | Hubei, China | 13.838 km (8.6 mi) | 2009 | Yichang-Wanzhou Railway |
| North Tianshan Tunnel | Xinjiang, China | 13.61 km (8.5 mi) | 2009 | Jinhe-Yining-Huo Erguosi Railway |
| Fréjus | Mont Cenis, France | 13.5 (8.4) | 1871 | Lyon - Turin |
| Epping to Chatswood RailLink | Sydney, Australia | 13.5 (8.4) | 2009 | Epping - Chatswood |
| Shin-Shimizu Tunnel | Mount Tanigawa, Japan | 13.5 (8.4) | 1967 | Jōetsu Line |
| Savio Rail Tunnel | Uusimaa, Finland | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 2008 | Kerava - Vuosaari |
| Hex River | Hex River Pass, South Africa | 13.4 (8.3) | 1989 | Pretoria - Cape Town |
| Wonhyo Tunnel | Ulsan, South Korea | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
| Dabieshan Tunnel | Hubei, China | 13.256 km (8.2 mi) | 2008 | Hefei-Wuhan High Speed Railway |
| Schlern/Sciliar | South Tyrol, Italy | 13.2 (8.2) | 1993 | Brenner Railway |
| Caponero-Capoverde | Genova - Ventimiglia, Italy | 13.1 (8.2) | 2001 | Genova-Ventimiglia |
| Aki | Japan | 13.0 (8.2) | 1975 | Sanyo Shinkansen, Japan |
| Peloritani II | Messina, Italy | 12.8 (8.2) | 2001 | Palermo - Messina, Italy |
| Inntal | Innsbruck, Austria | 12.7 (8.0) | 1994 | Innsbruck bypass |
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