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HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST OF THE WORLD
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Yulhyeon Tunnel
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Taihang Tunnel
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Seikan Tunnel
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Channel Tunnel
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Detailed explanation-1: -Today, the Seikan Tunnel is the longest railroad tunnel in the world at 33.4 miles in length, 14.3 miles of which lie under the Tsugaru Strait. Three stories high and 800 feet below the sea, the main tunnel was designed to serve the Shinkansen, Japan’s high-speed bullet train.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shinkansen trains operate through the tunnel to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hakodate, connecting Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto stations in four hours and two minutes, at a maximum speed of 140 km/h (85 mph) within the tunnel and 260 km/h (160 mph) outside it, and 320 km/h (200 mph) to the south of Morioka.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the longest tunnel in Asia is Wushaoling tunnel (20 km) in Gansu, China. “The Pir Panjal railway tunnel is a vital link connecting Udhampur to Baramulla.