Kotone Tunnel

the oldest existing railway tunnel

Original Text

The Otone Tunnel is a Japanese heritage site of the former Hokuriku Line tunnels that cross the Yamanaka Pass such as the Yanagase Tunnel. This place is a little far from Tsuruga Station, so you need to move by car. It is worth a visit as the oldest railway tunnel.

It was just an old tunnel, nothing but

Original Text

It's just an old tunnel that's nothing. This is a train tunnel on the Yanagi ｹ Se Line and was discontinued in １９６４ years. It seems that the former 々 was built in the Meiji １４ and １８８１ years as a tunnel on the Hokuriku Main Line. It is the oldest tunnel in Japan under the condition that it remains at that time. Originally, the Osakayama tunnel is the oldest Japanese-made tunnel in Japan, but it is said to be the oldest without being touched, not being renovated, and as the original. ２０２０ ...

There was an atmosphere.

Original Text

From National Highway ８ to Prefectural Highway 140, 1.5 kilometers, ３ tunnels are lined up in the form of sandwiched between the tunnels of the Hokuriku Expressway. As soon as you cross it, there is a Kotone Tunnel on the right side. Meiji １４ There was a brick tunnel completed in the year, mossy and atmosphere.

Hokuriku Line のline track

Original Text

It is a short tunnel with the old Hokuriku Line abandoned tracks that remain on the outskirts of the village of Tone beyond Yanagase. The abandoned tracks are converted into roads, but this tunnel is off the road.