Some interesting JR facts
For the benefit of anyone who subscribes to this newsgroup, here a few
interesting facts about Japanese railways:-
The Seikan undersea railway tunnel linking Honshu with Hokkaido, with a
length of 53.8 kilometres (23.3 kms under the seabed), is by far the longest
railway tunnel in the world and at a depth of 240 metres below sea level, it
is also the world's lowest railway. There are two stations located inside
the tunnel, one housing a museum.
The San-yo Shinkansen line from Okayama to Hakata is 398 km long. There are
111 tunnels totalling 222 km which represent 56% of the route.
Nemuro station in Hokkaido is the farest east you can travel by train in
Asia.
Gerry
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