List of tunnels in Australia

Outbound lanes of CityLink, inside the Burnley Tunnel in Melbourne 2010

This is a list of tunnels in Australia which includes any road, railway, waterway or other form of tunnel, anywhere in the country.

New South Wales

NameLocaleAddress/FacilityTypeLengthNotes
mft
Airport railway lineSydney underground railwaysSydney Airport to CentralRail10,000 33,000
Ardglen TunnelUpper Hunter regionMain North LineRail488 1,601[1]
Airport TunnelMascotGeneral Holmes DriveRoad550 1,800[2]
Belmore TunnelBlue MountainsMain Western LineRailUsed by Zig Zag tourist railway
Bethungra SpiralBethungraMain South LineRail205 673Two tunnels
Border TunnelTweed ValleyNorth Coast LineRail1,600 5,200On the border between New South Wales and Queensland[3]
Busby's BoreCentennial ParkWater
Boronia TunnelsCowanMain North LineRail1-4 in use, 5 deviated; double track
Carcoar TunnelCarcoarBlayney–Demondrille railway lineRail
City CircleSydney central business districtSydney underground railwaysRail
Clarence TunnelClarenceMain Western LineRail493 1,617Deviated by Ten Tunnels; used by Zig Zag tourist railway
Coffs HarbourCoffs HarbourNorth Coast LineRailFive tunnels
Cougal SpiralNorth Coast LineRailTwo tunnels
Cross City TunnelSydney central business districtRoad
Cudgen Road TunnelTweed ValleyRoad
Devonshire Street TunnelSydney central business districtHaymarket to Surry HillsPedestrian
Dorrigo railway lineDorrigoRailTwo tunnels
Eastern Distributor TunnelWoolloomoolooRoad
Eastern Suburbs railway lineSydneySydney central business district to Bondi JunctionRail
Epping to Chatswood railway lineSydneyEpping to ChatswoodRail
Fernleigh TunnelRailRail trail-cycleway
Gib tunnelMain South LineRailOne single track, one double track
Glenbrook TunnelGlenbrookMain Western LineRail
Helensburgh TunnelsHelensburghSouth Coast rail lineRail7 tunnels, disused
M2 Lane Cove TunnelLane CoveRoad
Long IslandMain North LineRail
Malaita PointKatoombaRailthrough post of a coal mine
MarrangarooLithgowMain Western LineRailold single line and newer deviated
Merewether BluffMerewetherRailDisused, Australia's first 2 railway tunnels, 1861 & 1862, privately operated[4]
M5 East TunnelSydneyRoad
Mount RennieKatoombaNarrow NeckRailshale transport
Mullet CreekMain North LineRail
New Main TunnelPictonMain South LineRail
NorthConnexRoad9,000 30,000Under construction
North West Rail LinkSydneyBella Vista to EppingRailUnder construction, open 2019
Old Glenbrook TunnelGlenbrookMain Western LineRailDeviated
Old Main TunnelPictonMain South LineRail181 594Disused; previous use between 1 March 1867 until 13 July 1919.[5]
Redbank TunnelMain South LineRailDeviated, filled in
St Helena TunnelTweed ValleyRoadOpened 18 December 2015
Sydney Harbour TunnelSydneySydney central business district to North SydneyRoad2,800 9,200[6]
Ten Tunnels DeviationBlue MountainsMain Western LineRail70 to 825 230 to 2,707Replaced the Lithgow Zig Zag; ten tunnels of varying length[7]
Tickhole TunnelBetween Cardiff and Kotara stationsMain North LineRail165 to 205 541 to 673Dual tunnel[8][9][10][11]
Tugun Bypass TunnelTweed HeadsGold Coast AirportRoad334 1,096[12]
Upper Nepean SchemeCampbelltownWater(two)
WestConnexSydneyRoadUnder construction
Woy Woy TunnelBetween Wondabyne and Woy Woy stationsMain North LineRail1,790 5,870Opened 15 August 1887; double track[13]
Wynyard WalkSydney central business districtWynyardPedestrian180 590[14]

Queensland

Victoria Tunnel, 2010
NameLocaleAddress/FacilityTypeLengthNotes
kmmi
Airport LinkBrisbaneRoad6.700 4.163Australia's longest road tunnel.
Boolboonda TunnelMount PerryBoolboonda, Bundaberg RegionRail heritage0.192 0.119[15]
Border TunnelRail1.600 0.994On the border between New South Wales and Queensland
Cherry Gully TunnelSouthern Downs RegionWarwick - Stanthorpe LineRailComprises two single-track tunnels.[16]
Clem Jones TunnelBrisbaneBetween Woolloongabba and Bowen HillsRoad4.800 2.983Two parallel tubes under the Brisbane River.[17]
Cross River RailBrisbaneFrom Dutton Park station to the Boggo Road busway station Rail5.400 3.355Proposed
Dalveen TunnelDalveenSouthern Downs RegionRail
Dularcha Railway TunnelMooloolahSunshine Coast RegionRail, disused0.100 0.062[18]
Eastern BuswayBrisbaneAnnerley RoadRoad, busway0.640 0.398
Inner City BypassBrisbaneRoad0.350 0.217[19]
Lahey's Canungra Tramway TunnelCanungraGold CoastRail heritage0.091 0.057c.1900.[20]
Legacy WayToowong and Kelvin Grove, BrisbaneLinking the Western Freeway with the Inner City BypassRoad4.600 2.858Two bored tunnels carrying two motorway grade lanes of traffic in each direction.[21]
Leopard Street TunnelBrisbaneStormwaterc.1890.
Main Range tunnelsRail
Many Peaks - Monto loop lineBoyne ValleyGladstone to Monto railway lineRail heritage0.730 0.454Six tunnels on a disused railway line.
Muntapa rail tunnelCooyarCooyar railway line, Toowoomba RegionRail heritage0.280 0.174[22]
Nundah BypassNundah, BrisbaneRoad0.285 0.177[23]
Toowoomba Second Range CrossingToowoombaRoadProposed
Tugun Bypass tunnelTugunGold CoastRoad0.334 0.208[24]
Victoria TunnelGrandchesterMain LineRail0.537 0.334[25]
Yimbun Railway TunnelHarlinSomerset RegionRail0.100 0.062[26]

South Australia

One of the Heysen Tunnels in South Australia, 2006
NameLocaleAddress/FacilityTypeLengthNotes
kmmi
Barossa Reservoir supply tunnelWilliamstownBetween South Para River and South Para ReservoirWater2 1.2
Belair National Park TunnelBelairBelair National Park, Main South LineRail
Clarendon Weir to Happy Valley Reservoir Tunnelssouth of Adelaide city centreWater
Dowds Hill TunnelEast of PeterboroughPeterborough - Broken Hill railwayRail
Former Coromandel TunnelMain South LineRail
Former Pinera TunnelMain South LineRail
Former Sleeps Hill TunnelsMain South LineRail
Heysen TunnelsMount Lofty RangesSouth Eastern FreewayRoad0.5 0.31[27]
Long Gully TunnelMain South LineRail
Murray Bridge TunnelMurray BridgeMain South LineRail0.08 0.050[28]
Sleeps Hill TunnelMain South LineRail
Shepherds Hill Road TunnelMain South LineRail
Tod River Reservoir worksWater
Torrens Gorge TunnelWater
Upper Sturt TunnelMain South LineRail
Yantaringa TunnelMain South LineRail

Tasmania

NameLocaleAddress/FacilityTypeLengthNotes
kmmi
Rhyndaston TunnelSouth of OatlandsSouthern TasmaniaRail0.955 0.593[29]

Victoria

NameLocaleAddress/FacilityTypeLengthNotes
kmmi
City Loop TunnelsLa Trobe Street, Spring Street, MelbourneMelbourne Underground Rail LoopRail12 7.5Comprises two single bidirectional tunnels Flinders Street–Parliament; four single bidirectional tunnels Parliament–Flagstaff; three single bidirectional tunnels Flagstaff–Southern Cross.
Rosanna Tunnelrosanna, MelbourneHurstbridge railway lineRail900 0.56
Burnley TunnelRichmond, MelbourneCityLink Monash FreewayRoad3.4 2.1
Domain TunnelRichmond, MelbourneCityLink Monash FreewayRoad1.6 0.99
Melba TunnelMitcham, MelbourneEastern Freeway to Eastlink RichmondRoad1.6 0.99
Mullum Mullum TunnelMitcham, MelbourneEastern Freeway to Eastlink RichmondRoad1.6 0.99
Spotswood sewer tunnelFishermans Bend and Spotswood, MelbourneUnder Yarra River connecting Hobsons Bay Main with former Spotswood Sewerage Pumping StationSewer0.2 0.12Continues in use as part of Melbourne's Sewerage system.
West Gate TunnelSpotswood and Fishermans Bend, MelbourneMelbourne Westgate BridgeRoad3 1.9Proposed as part of the Western Distributor, construction to commence in 2018.[30]

Western Australia

Northbridge Tunnel in Western Australia, 2005
NameLocaleAddress/FacilityTypeLengthNotes
kmmi
Canning TunnelCanning Dam to PerthDarling ScarpWater supply5.6 3.5[31]
Northbridge TunnelNorthbridgePerthRoad1.6 0.99
Swan View TunnelSwan ViewPerth; John Forrest National ParkRail0.262 0.163Closed and now converted to a rail trail[32]
William Street TunnelPerth railway station to The EsplanadePerthRail0.7 0.43Twin bored tunnels that are part of the New MetroRail City Project[33]
Wungong TunnelWungong Dam to PerthDarling ScarpWater supply

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ardglen Railway Tunnel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Google (11 September 2017). "List of tunnels in Australia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cougal To Border Loop, Railway Spiral and Landscape". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Glenrock State Conservation Area, Plan of Management" (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. New South Wales Government. September 2010. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Old Main Tunnel, Main South Line". Nswrail.net. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Pratley, Juliet (1993). "Sydney Harbour Tunnel". Concrete International. 15 (7): 19–23.
  7. ↑ "Great Zig Zag Railway deviation tunnels". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Sydney Connecting Railway". Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate. XI, (8425). New South Wales, Australia. 2 April 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (15, 410). New South Wales, Australia. 16 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "THE GOSFORD-NEWCASTLE RAILWAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (15, 408). New South Wales, Australia. 13 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (15, 400). New South Wales, Australia. 4 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Tugun Bypass". Projects. Lend Lease. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Public Works". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  14. ↑ "Wynyard Walk". Barangaroo Delivery Authority. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  15. ↑ Alex Brown (2003-05-07). "Gin Gin explodes out of the blocks for its 9.93 seconds of fame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  16. ↑ "Cherry Gully Tunnel (entry 601517)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Brisbane's CLEM7 tunnel opening". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  18. ↑ "Dularcha Railway Tunnel (entry 601522)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  19. ↑ North-South Bypass Tunnel, Brisbane, Australia Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Road Traffic Technology.
  20. ↑ "Lahey's Canungra Tramway Tunnel (entry 602529)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  21. ↑ Tunnelling, Legacy Way, Transcity official website Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed 24 April 2013)
  22. ↑ "Muntapa Tunnel (entry 602594)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "Nundah Bypass". Arup. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  24. ↑ "Tugun Bypass". Projects. Lend Lease. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  25. ↑ Grandchester: Then & Now Archived 2008-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  26. ↑ "Yimbun Railway Tunnel (entry 602637)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  27. ↑ "Heysen Tunnels Construction". Government of South Australia, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. 13 August 2004. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  28. ↑ "Summary of State Heritage Place: 13949A/26373  : Murray Bridge Transport Precinct". South Australian Heritage Council. 7 July 2015. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "Rhyndaston Tunnel". Structurae.net. Nicolas Janberg. 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "West Gate Tunnel Project Western Distributor Reference design released". West Gate Tunnel Project. Government of Victoria. 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  31. ↑ "Water Tunnel Under Range". The West Australian. 5 August 1972.
  32. ↑ "THE ONLY RAILWAY TUNNEL IN THE STATE". Western Mail. National Library of Australia. 23 May 1903. p. 32. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  33. ↑ "Australia, Perth - au/23". www.tunnelbuilder.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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