Rimutaka Tunnel Rimutaka Tunnel The Rimutaka Tunnel (officially Tunnel 2, Wairarapa Line) is a railway tunnel through New Zealand's Remutaka Range, between Maymorn, near Upper Hutt, and Featherston, on the Wairarapa Line. The tunnel, which was opened to traffic on 3 November 1955, is long. It was the longest tunnel in New Zealand, superseding the Otira Tunnel in the South Island until the completion of the Kaimai Tunnel (8.88 km, 5.55 miles) near Tauranga in 1978. Rimutaka remains the longest tunnel in New Zealand with scheduled passenger trains. The tunnel was built as part of a deviation to replace the costly Rimutaka
Karawanks Tunnel (railway) a higher operating speed inside the tunnel and make the tunnel RoLa - suitable. Despite the fact that the tunnel will only be operated with only one track in the future, this should not be an obstacle in relation to the volume of traffic. The project has a total budget of 115 million euros, divided over the kilometers of each country, Slovenia contributes 50 million euros, Austria 65.3 million euros. The project is financially supported by the European Union within the framework of the Connecting Europe Facility Program. Karawanks Tunnel (railway) The Karawanks Tunnel (, ) is the fourth longest