Kolkata underwater metro opened: Top 7 longest underwater tunnels

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Mar 06, 2024

Kolkata under-water metro

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first under water metro in Kolkata that runs under Hooghly river. Here are the longest tunnels in the world

Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest undersea rail tunnel links Japan's Honshu and Hokkaido island. It runs for 53.85 Kilometers

Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel spans 50.49 kilometers linking England's Folkestone and France's Coquelles

Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line

Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line runs for 23.7 kilometer connecting Kawasaki and Kisarazu in Japan

Ryfast Tunnel System

Located in Norway, this system consists of two tunnels of 14.3 kilometers beneath the sea

Eysturoyartunnilin

Known as Eysturoy tunnel this spans 11.2 kilometers beneath the North Atlantic Ocean

Great Belt Bridge tunnel

This connects the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen stretching 8.02 kilometers

Eiksund Tunnel

Situatued in Norway, the tunnel stretches over 7.68 kilometers between the Norwegian mainland and Hareidlandet island