Kanmon Railway Tunnel

railway tunnel under Kanmon Straits. the first undersea tunnel in Japan and opened in 1942
Place railway_tunnel Q15972411
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Kanmon Railway Tunnel

Summary

Kanmon Railway Tunnel is a railway tunnel[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (railway_tunnel category, ranking #28 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel is located in Shimonoseki[3].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel is located in Moji-ku[4].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's route map is recorded as Map of Kammon railway tunnel ja.png[6].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's image is recorded as Kanmon-tunnel railway.jpg[7].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's image is recorded as Kammon railway tunnel Shimonoseki portal.jpg[8].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel[9].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's instance of is recorded as undersea tunnel[10].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's operator is recorded as Kyushu Railway Company[11].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's crosses is recorded as Kanmon Straits[12].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's part of is recorded as Kanmon Tunnels[13].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Kanmon Railway Tunnel[14].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14986331[15].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20041658[16].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's terminus location is recorded as Hikoshima[17].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's terminus location is recorded as Moji-ku[18].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.922, 'lon': 130.932}[19].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's service entry is recorded as +1942-07-01T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's service entry is recorded as +1944-08-08T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[22].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1860357[23].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's plaque image is recorded as 関門トンネル案内板(トンネル概要).jpg[24].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's different from is recorded as Shin-Kanmon Tunnel[25].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's different from is recorded as Kanmon Roadway Tunnel[26].
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3604.63'}[27].

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Geography

Kanmon Railway Tunnel is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Shimonoseki[3], a core city of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1889[30] and Moji-ku[4], a ward of Japan[31], in Japan[32]. Its part of is recorded as Kanmon Tunnels[13].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3604.63'}[27] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3614.04'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway tunnel[9] and undersea tunnel[10].

Why It Matters

Kanmon Railway Tunnel draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (railway_tunnel category, ranking #28 of 214).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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