How big are the HS2 tunnels?

We'll connect Britain with new high-speed tunnels Longest tunnel The Chiltern Tunnel measuring 16km (10 miles) long. Deepest tunnel The Chiltern Tunnel at 90 metres deep. Total length of tunnel 65 miles of tunnel between London and the West Midlands.



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HS2 currently has five TBMs in the ground, with a further five due to be launched over the coming years. Together they will create 64 miles (103 kilometres) of tunnel between London and the West Midlands including major tunnels on the approaches to London and Birmingham.

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Most of the HS2 route in London will run through newly constructed tunnels. Beginning underground at Euston, the route goes to Old Oak Common, before emerging just south of the Ruislip Golf Course in West Ruislip, and then continuing on the surface.

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Longest tunnel The Chiltern Tunnel measuring 16km (10 miles) long. Deepest tunnel The Chiltern Tunnel at 90 metres deep.

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HS2 explains why putting Manchester station underground is not a viable option. An underground station at Manchester Piccadilly “would introduce significant construction complexity”, cost around £5bn more and take up 13 years longer to build, a comparative study by HS2 Ltd concludes.

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Being 25 km long the Laerdal Tunnel i Norway is the world's longest road tunnel - and it is equipped with support and cable ladders from Oglaend System. To ease the drive through the 25 km long tunnel, there is a huge hall every 6 km.

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In terms of underwater tunnels in general, though, the top honor goes to the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France by rail. Its submerged portion runs for 37.9 kilometers, the longest of any underwater tunnel in the world.

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Seikan Tunnel, Japan Construction of the Seikan tunnel experienced many technical challenges as the infrastructure sits through an earthquake-prone zone. The engineers couldn't use tunnel boring machines (TBM) as the rock and soil underneath the Tsugaru Strait was arbitrarily unpredictable.

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High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway line in England, the first phase of which is under construction in stages and due for completion between 2029 and 2033, depending on approval for later stages.

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HS2 Ltd's destruction of ancient woodland and veteran trees is unacceptable. We'll keep pushing hard to save these precious habitats.

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In terms of speed, HS2's planned top speed of 225 miles per hour (mph) could make it Europe's fastest rail network. Over the years, successive governments have pitched HS2 as a way to reduce regional economic disparities. It has so far employed nearly 30,000 workers.

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