Kaimai Tunnel Kaimai Tunnel The Kaimai Tunnel is a railway tunnel through the Kaimai Range in the North Island of New Zealand. Since it was opened in 1978, it has held the title of longest tunnel, at 8.879 kilometres, in New Zealand, assuming this distinction from the previous title holder, the Rimutaka Tunnel. It is part of the Kaimai Deviation, which was constructed to bypass the old route of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway through the Karangahake Gorge (part of which has been preserved as the Goldfields Railway). The Kaimai Deviation is a 24 km line between Waharoa and Apata, including
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