"Thirty-four workers were killed during construction" - Dualing gauge!
Author: Maintenance costs $286 million
Date: 01-23-2024 - 17:54
Double track rail tunnel
"March 2018 at 30 years of age, maintenance costs amounted to 30 billion Yen or US$286 million since 1999."
Track length
53.85 kilometres (33.46 mi)
23.3 kilometres (14.5 mi) undersea
Dual gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge (freight)
Electrified
25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed
160 km/h (100 mph)
210 km/h (130 mph) (during major holidays)
250 km/h (155 mph) (geometically allowed