List of tunnels in the United Kingdom

Downhill Railway Tunnels near Castlerock on the NIR network.

This is a list of road, railway, waterway, and other tunnels in the United Kingdom.

A tunnel is an underground passageway with no defined minimum length, though it may be considered to be at least twice as long as wide. Some civic planners define a tunnel as 0.1 miles (160 m) in length or longer.

A tunnel may be for pedestrians or cyclists, for general road traffic, for motor vehicles only, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some are aqueducts, constructed purely for carrying water—for consumption, for hydroelectric purposes or as sewers—while others carry other services such as telecommunications cables. There are even tunnels designed as wildlife crossings for European badgers and other endangered species.

The longest tunnel in the United Kingdom is the Northern line at 27,800 metres (91,200 ft). Standedge Tunnel at 5,029 metres (3.125 mi) is the longest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom.

England

CountyTunnelTypeLength (Metres)Length (Yards)Construction method / NotesDate of openingCoordinates
BedfordshireAmpthill TunnelRailway6547154 tracks in 2 bores185952°02′01″N 0°30′48″W / 52.03361°N 0.51333°W / 52.03361; -0.51333 (Ampthill Tunnel)
BedfordshireLinslade TunnelRailway2492724 tracks in 3 bores1837, 1859, 187651°55′32″N 0°40′34″W / 51.92544°N 0.67611°W / 51.92544; -0.67611 (Linslade Tunnel)
BedfordshireOld Warden TunnelRailway807883Brick construction, Carried the Bedford to Hitchin line.185352°05′18″N 0°22′33″W / 52.08835°N 0.37581°W / 52.08835; -0.37581 (Old Warden Tunnel)
BedfordshireWymington TunnelRailway1,6901,850Also known as Sharnbrook Tunnel, allows freight trains to avoid the gradients over Sharnbrook summit (elevation 315 feet) 185952°15′06″N 0°34′58″W / 52.25166°N 0.58266°W / 52.25166; -0.58266 (Wymington Tunnel)
BristolClifton Down TunnelRailway1,6011751Part of the Clifton Extension Railway built jointly by the MR and GWR187451°28′02″N 2°37′31″W / 51.46720°N 2.62531°W / 51.46720; -2.62531 (Clifton Down Tunnel)
Buckinghamshire Brill Tunnel Railway 175 191 Great Western Railway, now Chiltern Main Line 1910
Buckinghamshire Saunderton Tunnel Railway 76 83 Single track (southbound) on Chiltern Main Line. Allowed heavily-loaded coal trains from the Midlands to London to avoid the gradient over Saunderton summit 1901
Buckinghamshire Whitehouse Tunnel Railway 322 352 Chiltern Main Line 1905
CambridgeshireWansford TunnelRailway563616Now on preserved Nene Valley Railway184752°33′55″N 0°23′58″W / 52.56518°N 0.39956°W / 52.56518; -0.39956 (Wansford Tunnel)
CheshireDisley TunnelRailway35353865Bored tunnel[1]190153°22′18″N 2°05′09″W / 53.37172°N 2.08576°W / 53.37172; -2.08576 (Disley Tunnel)
CheshirePrestbury TunnelRailway250273[2] Brick[3] 184553°17′44″N 2°08′40″W / 53.29551°N 2.14447°W / 53.29551; -2.14447 (Prestbury Tunnel)
CheshireSutton TunnelRailway17241885[4] See also Sutton Tunnel railway accident 1848 53°19′13″N 2°40′40″W / 53.32020°N 2.67790°W / 53.32020; -2.67790 (Sutton Tunnel)
CornwallSaltash TunnelRoad410448Carries the A38198850°24′42″N 4°12′54″W / 50.41161°N 4.21496°W / 50.41161; -4.21496 (Saltash Tunnel)
CornwallBrownqueen TunnelRailway80881859 50°26′05″N 4°40′51″W / 50.43466°N 4.68092°W / 50.43466; -4.68092 (Brownqueen Tunnel)
CornwallToldish TunnelRailway (for horse-drawn trams)460500disused (closed 1874)184950°24′11″N 4°55′31″W / 50.40311°N 4.92533°W / 50.40311; -4.92533 (Toldish Tunnel)
CornwallTrelill TunnelRailway304333disused (closed 1966)189550°34′08″N 4°45′46″W / 50.56886°N 4.76268°W / 50.56886; -4.76268 (Trelill Tunnel)
CornwallShillingham TunnelRailway412451aka Wivelscombe190850°23′43″N 4°15′51″W / 50.39539°N 4.26427°W / 50.39539; -4.26427 (Shillingham Tunnel)
CornwallTreverrin TunnelRailway516564185950°22′58″N 4°40′34″W / 50.38281°N 4.67616°W / 50.38281; -4.67616 (Treverrin Tunnel)
CornwallPolperrow TunnelRailway348381 [5]185950°17′10″N 5°00′41″W / 50.28615°N 5.01136°W / 50.28615; -5.01136 (Polperrow Tunnel)
CornwallBuckshead TunnelRailway290320 [6]185950°16′46″N 5°02′27″W / 50.27936°N 5.04071°W / 50.27936; -5.04071 (Buckshead Tunnel)
CornwallSparnick TunnelRailway449491186350°14′25″N 5°05′41″W / 50.24026°N 5.09462°W / 50.24026; -5.09462 (Sparnick Tunnel)
CornwallPinnock TunnelRailway, now converted to private road1,0731173 [7]187450°21′05″N 4°39′44″W / 50.35125°N 4.66219°W / 50.35125; -4.66219 (Pinnock Tunnel)
CumbriaWhitehaven TunnelRailway1,2191333Single track, bore widened 1958185254°27′07″N 3°34′55″W / 54.45200°N 3.58200°W / 54.45200; -3.58200 (Whitehaven Tunnel)
DerbyshireAlfreton TunnelRailway770840186253°05′31″N 1°21′41″W / 53.09200°N 1.36136°W / 53.09200; -1.36136 (Alfreton Tunnel)
DerbyshireAshbourne TunnelRailway
(now a cycleway)		350383189953°00′57″N 1°44′05″W / 53.01571°N 1.73483°W / 53.01571; -1.73483 (Ashbourne Tunnel)
DerbyshireAshwood Dale TunnelRailway91100186353°15′09″N 1°49′13″W / 53.25252°N 1.82034°W / 53.25252; -1.82034 (Ashwood Dale Tunnel)
DerbyshireBarmoor Clough TunnelRailway101111186353°18′57″N 1°53′49″W / 53.31590°N 1.89683°W / 53.31590; -1.89683 (Barmoor Clough Tunnel)
DerbyshireBolsover TunnelRailway2,3992624Infilled with coal waste 1966-7189753°13′00″N 1°16′36″W / 53.21662°N 1.27669°W / 53.21662; -1.27669 (Bolsover Tunnel)
DerbyshireBradway TunnelRailway1,8532026187053°19′02″N 1°29′53″W / 53.31721°N 1.49813°W / 53.31721; -1.49813 (Bradway Tunnel)
DerbyshireBreadsall Tunnel (also Morley)Railway218238187852°57′21″N 1°24′32″W / 52.95597°N 1.40889°W / 52.95597; -1.40889 (Breadsall Tunnel)
DerbyshireBurbage TunnelRailway530580 [8]183053°15′42″N 1°57′11″W / 53.26168°N 1.95300°W / 53.26168; -1.95300 (Burbage Tunnel)
DerbyshireButterley TunnelCanal (disused)2,7122966179453°03′34″N 1°23′42″W / 53.05936°N 1.39487°W / 53.05936; -1.39487 (Butterley Tunnel)
DerbyshireChee Tor Tunnel (1)Railway390430 [8]186353°15′21″N 1°48′38″W / 53.25584°N 1.81063°W / 53.25584; -1.81063 (Chee Tor Tunnel (1))
DerbyshireChee Tor Tunnel (2)Railway8694[8]186353°15′17″N 1°48′52″W / 53.25468°N 1.81452°W / 53.25468; -1.81452 (Chee Tor Tunnel (2))
DerbyshireClay Cross TunnelRailway1,6311784Brick[9] 183953°10′04″N 1°24′49″W / 53.16790°N 1.41363°W / 53.16790; -1.41363 (Clay Cross)
DerbyshireCowburn TunnelRailway3,3853702189253°21′07″N 1°52′00″W / 53.35200°N 1.86680°W / 53.35200; -1.86680 (Cowburn Cross)
DerbyshireCressbrook TunnelRailway431471[8]186353°14′58″N 1°44′49″W / 53.24949°N 1.74688°W / 53.24949; -1.74688 (Cressbrook Tunnel)
DerbyshireDove Holes TunnelRailway (freight)2,7292984Closed to passenger traffic in 1967186553°18′11″N 1°53′19″W / 53.30293°N 1.88853°W / 53.30293; -1.88853 (Doves HolesCross)
DerbyshireDuckmanton TunnelRailway458501Closed to passenger traffic in 1951, closed completely 1957, infilled 1970s189753°13′44.2″N 1°22′1.3″W / 53.228944°N 1.367028°W / 53.228944; -1.367028
DerbyshireDuffield TunnelRailway48521867
DerbyshireEaves TunnelRailway3944311863
DerbyshireGreat Rocks TunnelRailway1471611863
DerbyshireGregory TunnelCanal69761794
DerbyshireHaddon TunnelRailway9671058Constructed with cut and cover methods. Closed in 1967186353°11′47″N 1°39′07″W / 53.19644°N 1.65207°W / 53.19644; -1.65207 (Doves HolesCross)
DerbyshireHag TunnelCanal (disused)8593[10]1794
DerbyshireHeadstone TunnelRailway4875331863
DerbyshireHigh Tor Tunnel 1Railway294321[11]1849
DerbyshireHigh Tor Tunnel 1ARailway53581849
DerbyshireHigh Tor Tunnel
2		Railway3463781849
DerbyshireHolt Lane TunnelRailway1151261849
DerbyshireHopton TunnelRailway1031131830
DerbyshireHindlow TunnelRailway
(now a cycleway)		4705141832
DerbyshireHollingwood Common TunnelCanal (disused)2,8203080Coalmine canal joining with Chesterfield Canal[12] 1777
DerbyshireLea Wood TunnelRailway2883151849
DerbyshireLitton TunnelRailway472516186353°15′07″N 1°45′19″W / 53.25204°N 1.75534°W / 53.25204; -1.75534 (Litton Tunnel)
DerbyshireMickleover TunnelRailway4244641878
DerbyshireMilford TunnelRailway782855183953°00′06″N 1°29′12″W / 53.00177°N 1.48672°W / 53.00177; -1.48672 (Millford Tunnel)
DerbyshireMorley TunnelRailway2182381878
DerbyshireNewhaven TunnelRailway47511830
DerbyshireNew Mills TunnelRailway1121231867
DerbyshireNewtown TunnelRailway82901902
DerbyshireNorwood TunnelCanal2,6372884Collapsed 19071775W. 53°19′57″N 1°17′21″W / 53.33253°N 1.28921°W / 53.33253; -1.28921 ("Norwood Tunnel, west portal")

C. 53°20′06″N 1°16′11″W / 53.33501°N 1.26971°W / 53.33501; -1.26971 ("Norwood Tunnel, approx centre point") E. 53°20′15″N 1°15′01″W / 53.33744°N 1.25022°W / 53.33744; -1.25022 ("Norwood Tunnel, east portal")

DerbyshireNorwood End Tunnel No. 10Railway270[13]300Parallel to Norwood Tunnel1878
DerbyshirePeak Forest TunnelRailway27291863
DerbyshirePic Tor TunnelRailway1751911863
DerbyshireRedhill Tunnel 1Railway1411541839
DerbyshireRedhill Tunnel 2Railway1601701839
DerbyshireRowthorn TunnelRailway849929closed 19301890
DerbyshireRusher Cutting TunnelRailway111121[14]1863
DerbyshireShirland TunnelRailway173189
DerbyshireSpinkhill TunnelRailway458501Closed 9 January 1967 and subsequently lifted1897
DerbyshireStodhart TunnelTramway921011796
DerbyshireToadmoor TunnelRailway1181291839
Derbyshire - Yorkshire – SouthTotley TunnelRailway5,70062301892
DerbyshireWhatstandwell TunnelRailway1361491849
DerbyshireWhitwell TunnelRailway497544
DerbyshireWillersley TunnelRailway6997641849
DerbyshireWingfield TunnelRailway2392611839
DerbyshireWoodhead TunnelRailway4,8405293
DevonAller TunnelRailway270295Built using 110 concrete bridge beams. Also carries the A380 road.2014
DevonDainton TunnelRailway2662911847
DevonDevonport Leat TunnelLeat5005471790s
DevonMarley TunnelRailway795869
DevonParson's TunnelRailway554606Well Known for the Legend of the Parson and Clerk.
DorsetBeaminster TunnelRoad (A3066)105115Carries the A3066. Brick lined construction.1832
DorsetBuckhorn Weston TunnelRailway678742
DorsetBincombe Tunnel (North)Railway749819
DorsetBincombe Tunnel (South)Railway4448
DorsetEvershot TunnelRailway282308
DorsetFrampton TunnelRailway595651
DorsetMiddlebere Plateway TunnelsRailwayBuilt in two stages1807/1825[15]
DorsetPoundbury TunnelRailway244267
East SussexCuilfail TunnelRoad4304701980
East SussexArgos Hill TunnelRailway6470closed 19651880
East SussexBopeep TunnelRailway1,20513181846
East SussexCrowborough TunnelRailway93510221868
East SussexCulver TunnelRailway227289closed 19581882
East SussexFalmer TunnelRailway4504901846
East SussexHastings TunnelRailway7007701846
East SussexHeathfield TunnelRailway242265closed 1965 now cycleway/footpath1880
East SussexKingston TunnelRailway981071846
East SussexLewes TunnelRailway3623961847
East SussexMayfield TunnelRailway8391closed 1965 now infilled1880
East SussexMountfield TunnelRailway481526Reduced from double track to single track in the 1970s1851
East SussexMount Pleasant TunnelRailway1311431851
East SussexPatcham TunnelRailway4464881841
East SussexWadhurst TunnelRailway1,1021205Originally built for double track but reduced to single track in 19851851
Essex Audley End Tunnel Railway 417 456 Two track[16][17] 1845
EssexDartford TunnelRoad143615701963
Essex Dartford Cable Tunnel Electricity cables Upriver from Dartford Road Tunnels, carrying 400kV cables 2004
EssexBell Common TunnelRoad470514Cut and Cover on the M25 motorway1984
Essex Littlebury Tunnel Railway 372 407 Two tracks, south portal is listed Grade 2[16] 1845
Essex Maldon West Tunnel Railway 60 66 Closed 1939, now filled-in 1888
Essex Stansted Airport Tunnel Railway 1778 1944 Single Track[16] 1991
GloucestershireChipping Sodbury TunnelRailway4064 4444
GloucestershirePatchway old tunnelRailway1140[18]1246In use for Westbound trains
GloucestershirePatchway new tunnelRailway1609 1760In use for Eastbound trains1886
GloucestershireSapperton Canal TunnelCanal1,87320481789
GloucestershireLarger Sapperton railway tunnelRailway1,7041864Consists two tunnels. Tunnels are on the Golden Valley Line from Stroud to Swindon
GloucestershireSmaller Sapperton railway tunnelRailway323 353Consists two tunnels. Tunnels are on the Golden Valley Line from Stroud to Swindon
Gloucestershire - MonmouthshireSevern tunnel (1810)tramroad126138Abandoned uncompleted in 1812 after flooding51°47′16″N 2°26′46″W / 51.78770°N 2.44598°W / 51.78770; -2.44598 (Severn tunnel (1810))
GloucestershireSevern TunnelRailway701276681886
GloucestershireMicheldean TunnelRailway715782portals bricked up
Greater ManchesterClifton Hall TunnelRailway1,18712981850
Greater ManchesterDisley TunnelRailway353538661902
Greater ManchesterFarnworth TunnelRailway270295Built around 1832 by the Manchester and Bolton Railway[19]1832
Greater ManchesterGuardian ExchangeTelephone13001422Concrete and brick[20]1954
Greater ManchesterStandedge TunnelsCanal50295500Disused 1945; reopened 2001. Longest and highest canal tunnel in UK. Eastern portal located in West Yorkshire1811
Greater ManchesterSummit TunnelRailway263828851841
HampshireFareham Tunnel No. 1Railway134147Also known as Funtley No.1; also include M27 bridge
HampshireFareham Tunnel No. 2Railway506553Also known as Funtley No.2
HampshireGreywell TunnelCanal11251230Brick construction
HampshireMicheldever TunnelRailway181198[21] Also known as Litchfield Tunnel1840[22]
HampshireMidhurst TunnelRailway252276
HampshirePopham No 1 TunnelRailway242265
HampshirePopham No 2 TunnelRailway182199
HampshirePrivett TunnelRailway9671058Closed 19551903
HampshireSouthampton Civic Centre TunnelRailway483528 [21]Allows the South Western Main Line to pass under the Civic Centre in Southampton1847
HampshireWallers' Ash TunnelRailway458501
HampshireWinchester Tunnel (also St Giles or Chesil)Railway422461
Hertfordshire & London Elstree to St John's Wood cable tunnel Electricity cables 19800 21653 3 metres diameter, forced air cooling, 7 ventilation shafts, carries one 400kV circuit, provision for second circuit, battery powered overhead monorail system for access[23] 2005
HertfordshireHatfield TunnelRoad11471531Cut and Cover A1 motorway between J3 and J41/12/1986
HertfordshireHolmesdale TunnelRoad600656Cut and Cover M25 motorway between J25 and J261984
Hertfordshire Northchurch Tunnels Railway 319 349 Bores: Down and Up fast (twin), Down slow (single), Up slow (single) 1838
HertfordshirePonsbourne TunnelRailway2,4542684Part of the Hertford Loop Line, it was the last tunnel constructed using traditional means1918
HertfordshirePotters Bar TunnelRailway11101214Bores: Down slow & fast / Up slow & fast184951°41′07″N 0°11′06″W / 51.6854°N 0.1849°W / 51.6854; -0.1849 (Potters Bar Tunnel)
HertfordshireWelwyn North TunnelRailway9561046Welwyn North tunnel was the scene of a major accident in 1866 – three freight trains collided and burned1850
HertfordshireWelwyn South TunnelRailway4084461850
HertfordshireWeston Hills TunnelRoad230250 ydCut and Cover[24][25]2006
Isle of WightRyde TunnelRailway358391
Isle of WightVentnor TunnelRailway1,2011313Closed 19661866
KentChannel TunnelRailway50,4705519531 miles 635 yd (Comprised approximately 50% each side of the International British/French boundary).1994
KentDartford TunnelRoad143615701963, 1980
KentMedway TunnelRoad240260For A289 road1996
KentRoyal Harbour TunnelRoad800875
KentRoundhill TunnelRoad380416For A20 road2001
KentAbbotscliffe Tunnel South Eastern Main LineRailway18001969Twin track (i.e. single bore).[26]1844
KentBadgers Oak TunnelRailway163178closed 19611893
KentBourne Park TunnelRailway370400Used to hide a giant railway borne artillery piece in World War Two.[27] Closed 16 June 1947.1887
KentCharlton TunnelRailway138154
KentChatham TunnelRailway272297Twin track (i.e. single bore)
KentChelsfield Tunnel[28]Railway545597Single Bore/Twin track186851°20′55″N 0°07′04″E / 51.3487°N 0.1178°E / 51.3487; 0.1178 (Chelsfield Tunnel)
KentDover Harbour TunnelRailway6256841861
KentEdenbridge TunnelRailway1801971888
KentEynsford TunnelRailway7578281862
KentFort Pitt TunnelRailway391428Twin track (i.e. single bore)
KentGolgotha TunnelRailway436477Single track but partly constructed for double track1911
KentGreenhithe TunnelRailway2282531849
KentGrove Tunnel Cuckoo Line / Wealden LineRailwayClosed on 6 July 1985 with the rest of the Tunbridge Wells West branch, but was not reopened when Spa Valley Railway reopened much of the line. Single track.
KentGrove Hill TunnelRailway2622871851
KentGuston TunnelRailway128714081881
KentHayne TunnelRailway8694closed 1951- since closure has been flooded1874
KentHigham and Strood tunnelRailway35953931It was built between 1819 and 1824 for the Thames and Medway Canal. A single track railway was laid on the tow-path in 1845, and was soon doubled by infilling the canal. A 100-yard air vent was cut into the middle when the tunnel.1824
KentHorsmonden TunnelRailway7986closed 19611892
KentLittle Browns TunnelRailway1111211888
KentLydden TunnelRailway216623691861
KentMark Beech TunnelRailway122613411888
KentMartello TunnelRailway500547Twin track (i.e. single bore).[26]1844
KentNorth Downs Tunnel High Speed 1Railway32003500Under Blue Bell Hill, this line is to the UIC GB gauge (i.e. height) rather than the smaller gauges of other, older British railway lines. It is twin track (i.e. single bore), but due to air pressure of opposing trains at high speed, trains are scheduled not to pass at the high speed (the line is 186 mph).[29]
KentPolhill TunnelRailway23872610Single bore / Twin track186851°19′30″N 0°09′45″E / 51.3250°N 0.1626°E / 51.3250; 0.1626 (Polhill Tunnel)
KentPriory TunnelRailway1421551861
KentRamsgate Harbour TunnelRailway1,0281124closed 19261863
KentSaltwood TunnelRailway8729541843
KentSandling TunnelRailway91991843
KentSevenoaks TunnelRailway31563520Single bore / Twin track1868
KentShakespeare Tunnel Railway12601387Two individual single bore tunnels.[26][30]1844
KentShepherd's Well TunnelRailway21382376
KentSomerhill TunnelRailway370410Originally double track but reduced to single track in 1985 for standard width stock.1845
KentStrawberry Hill TunnelRailway262286Originally built for double track reduced to single track in 19851851
KentTyler Hill TunnelRailway757828Underneath the main site of the University of Kent, Canterbury.[31] The line was closed 1953, and part of the tunnel collapsed in July 19741830
KentWeek Street TunnelRailway9098Twin track1884
KentWells TunnelRailway753823Twin track1846
KentWheeler Street TunnelRailway327358Twin track1884
LancashireBlackburn TunnelRailway398435[32]
LancashireFoulridge TunnelCanal1,4871626[33]
LancashireGannow TunnelCanal509557[33]
LancashireGisburn TunnelRailway144157
LancashireHaslingden (North Hag) TunnelRailway134146[34] Closed in 19661848
LancashireHolme TunnelRailway242265
LancashireMelling TunnelRailway1,1201230[35]
LancashireRishton TunnelRailway6268[32]
LancashireSough TunnelRailway1,8432015[32]
LancashireUpholland TunnelRailway877959
LancashireWilpshire TunnelRailway297325[32]
LancashireThrutch TunnelRailway5415921 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 1966188053°41′29″N 2°14′55″W / 53.691300°N 2.248735°W / 53.691300; -2.248735 (Thrutch Tunnel)
LancashireNewchurch No.1 TunnelRailway1481621 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 1966185253°41′29″N 2°14′55″W / 53.691400°N 2.248659°W / 53.691400; -2.248659 (Newchurch No.1 Tunnel)
LancashireNewchurch No.2 TunnelRailway2702901 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 1966185253°41′26″N 2°14′42″W / 53.690653°N 2.244961°W / 53.690653; -2.244961 (Newchurch No.2 Tunnel)
LeicestershireAshby de la Zouch TunnelRailway282308Also known as Old Parks or Ashby Tunnel
LeicestershireClawson TunnelRailway763834Also known as Hose Tunnel
LeicestershireHusbands Bosworth TunnelCanal106611661813
LeicestershireSaddington TunnelCanal8058801797
LeicestershireGlenfield TunnelRailway1,6331786Closed 1966.1832
LincolnshireKirton-in-LindseyRailway12001312
LincolnshireStamford TunnelRailway312341
LincolnshireStoke TunnelRailway800880
LondonNorthern line (Morden to East Finchley via Bank)Railway27,80030402Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1886 and 19391890-1939
LondonPiccadilly line (Bounds Green to Barons Court)Railway19,61021446Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 19321906–32
LondonPiccadilly line (Hounslow Central to Heathrow Terminal 5)Railway8,7609580Deep Level tunnel beyond Hatton Cross1975-2008
LondonVictoria line (Brixton to Walthamstow Central)Railway22,04024103Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1962 and 19721968–72
LondonCentral line (Stratford to White City)Railway17,39019018Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1896 and 19401900–46
LondonNorthern line (Kennington to Golders Green via Charing Cross)Railway11,94013058Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 19261907–26
LondonBakerloo line (Elephant & Castle to Queen's Park)Railway10,90011920Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1898 and 19151906–15
LondonWaterloo & City line (Waterloo to Bank)Railway2,2262434Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1894 and 18981898
LondonBarnet TunnelRailway5536073 Bores: Down slow / Centre / Up Slow184951°37′46″N 0°09′30″W / 51.6295°N 0.1582°W / 51.6295; -0.1582 (Barnet Tunnel)
London Belsize Fast Lines Tunnel Railway 1619 1771 Midland Railway, now Midland Main Line[16] 1868[17]
London Belsize Slow Lines Tunnel Railway 1707 1867 Midland Railway, now Midland Main Line/Thameslink[16] 1884[17]
London Bishopsgate Tunnel Railway 573 627 Great Eastern Railway. Down/Up Suburban Lines from/to Liverpool Street Station
LondonBlackwall Tunnel (Eastern bore)Road1,174[36]12841967
LondonBlackwall Tunnel (Western bore)Road1,350[36]1476Built using tunnelling shields.1897
London Camden Road Tunnels Railway 288 315 Midland Railway. Down/Up Fast, Down/Up Slow, Down/Up Moorgate the latter is two tunnels of 205 and 66 yards 1867
LondonCanal TunnelsRailway6886282 Bores: both bidirectional. Up Line 688y/628m, Down Line 723y/681m 201651°32′24″N 0°07′25″W / 51.5400°N 0.1236°W / 51.5400; -0.1236 (Canal Tunnels)
London Canonbury Tunnel Railway 498 545 Great Northern Railway. Now single track freight line 1874
London Clapton Tunnel Railway 260 284 Great Eastern Railway 1872
London Copenhagen Tunnels Railway 543 594 Great Northern Railway. West tunnel Up & Down Slow, Central tunnel Up & Down Fast, East Tunnel disused since 1977 1877, 1850, 1886
LondonCrossrail Royal Oak to FarringdonRailway6,4006999Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2017
LondonCrossrail Limmo Peninsula to FarringdonRailway8,3009077Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2017
LondonCrossrail Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney GreenRailway2,7002953Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2017
LondonCrossrail Plumstead to North Woolwich (Thames tunnel section)Railway26002843Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2017
LondonCrossrail Limmo Peninsula (Royal Docks) to Victoria Dock portalRailway900984Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2017
London Crouch Hill Tunnel Railway 82 90 alias Crown Hill tunnel, Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway[16] 1868[17]
LondonEast India Dock LinkRoad3503831993
LondonFore Street tunnelRoadA406 North Circular Road under Edmonton town centre. Refurbished 2014.1998
London Gas Works Tunnels Railway 483 528 Great Northern Railway. West tunnel Slow Lines, Middle tunnel Fast Lines, East tunnel disused since 1977[16][17] 1892, 1852, 1878
LondonGreenwich foot tunnelPedestrian371406Runs beneath River Thames; being refurbished until 20141902
London Hadley Wood North Tunnels Railway 212 232
London Hadley Wood South Tunnels Railway 351 384
LondonIslington Tunnel, Regent's CanalCanal8789761818
LondonMaida Hill Tunnel, Regent's CanalCanal2512721816
LondonEyre's tunnel, Regent's CanalCanal48521816
London Bankside power station cooling water discharge tunnel River water 366 400 3 metres diameter, 10 metres below river Thames, terminating on the north bank of the river bed adjacent to St Paul's railway bridge, disused since 1981, now sealed 1952
London Battersea power station tunnels Electricity cables, steam & hot water pipes 3 tunnels, 2 carrying cables under the Thames to either side of Chelsea bridge, third carrying steam and hot water pipes for a district heating system for the Churchill Gardens estate
London Hackney Downs or Queen's Road Tunnel Railway 407 445 Great Eastern Railway 1872
London Hampstead Heath Tunnel Railway 1066 1166 Hampstead Junction Railway. Now North London Line 1860
London Hoe Street Tunnel Railway 65 71 Great Eastern Railway 1870
LondonKingsway ExchangeTelephone (disused)Originally part of the Holborn deep shelter, it was used for telephone exchanges until closure in the 1990s due to asbestos1954
LondonKingsway tramway subwayTramway (disused)Constructed using 'cut and cover' method. Abandoned in 1952 with the rest of the tram network, and now partially used as the Strand Underpass1906
LondonLimehouse Link tunnelRoad18001969Constructed with cut and cover methods. Used by the A12031993
LondonLondon Deep Level SheltersAir Raid Shelter370405Eight built in total1942
London Hampstead Tunnel Railway 632 694 Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line 1899
LondonHeathrow link roadRoadPart of the airport link road which tunnels from M4/A4 roads to terminals 1,2 and 31955
LondonHeathrow ARTRoad14201553Links the airside roads at terminals 1,2 & 3 with the new terminal 5. Only open to vehicles with security clearance2005W. 51°28′06″N 0°29′26″W / 51.46834°N 0.49059°W / 51.46834; -0.49059 ("Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel, west portal")

E. 51°28′10″N 0°27′18″W / 51.46954°N 0.45507°W / 51.46954; -0.45507 ("Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel, east portal")

LondonHeathrow Cargo TunnelRoad885968Links terminals 1,2 & 3 with terminal 4196851°27′51″N 0°27′20″W / 51.46426°N 0.45555°W / 51.46426; -0.45555 (Heathrow Cargo Tunnel)
London Kensal GreenTunnels Railway 293 320 London and Birmingham Railway: Down/Up Fast, Down/Up Slow.London North Western Railway: Down/Up DC Electric constructed 1915 1837
LondonLondon Post Office RailwayRailway (decommissioned)10,50011483Narrow gauge railway built to transport mail between sorting offices. Now decommissioned but still kept in working order.[37]1927
London Primrose Hill Fast Tunnel Railway 1080 1182 London North Western Railway[16] 1879[17]
London Primrose Hill Slow Tunnel Railway 1070 1170 London and Birmingham Railway[16] 1837[17]
LondonRotherhithe TunnelRoad148116191908[38]
LondonSnow Hill tunnelRailway1866
London St John's Wood Tunnel Railway 1469 1606 Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line 1899
London South Hampstead Tunnel Railway 1328 1452 London North Western Railway. Up tunnel is 1264 yards (1156 m) 1922
London South Harrow Tunnel Railway 187 204 Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line 1905
London Stoke Newington Tunnel Railway 55 60 Great Eastern Railway 1872
LondonStrand UnderpassRoad365399Formed from the disused Kingsway Tramway Subway1964
LondonSydenham Hill (also Penge)Railway19582141The tunnel was disliked by Queen Victoria. The brick lining was made from the clay extracted from the tunnel itself.1863
LondonThames TunnelRailway396433Built by Marc Brunel and originally opened as a pedestrian link between Rotherhithe and Wapping. Taken over by the East London Railway and now part of the London Overground1843
London Tottenham North Curve Tunnel No.1 Railway 146 160 Midland Railway[16] 1883[17]
London Tottenham North Curve Tunnel No.2 Railway 64 70 Midland Railway 1883
London Tottenham North Curve Tunnel No.3 Railway 94 103 Midland Railway 1883
LondonTower SubwayPedestrian (disused)411450Built using Tunnelling shields. Closed in 1898 due to the opening of the Tower Bridge. Now used for water mains only1870
LondonWood Green TunnelRailway6457053 Bores: Down slow / Centre / Up Slow184851°36′18″N 0°08′02″W / 51.6050°N 0.1340°W / 51.6050; -0.1340 (Wood Green Tunnel)
London Woolwich Foot Tunnel Pedestrian 495 550 1912
MerseysideKingsway TunnelRoad24832715Also called Wallasey Tunnel1971
MerseysideMersey RailwayRailway38204180Length of tunnel under the river.1886–1892
MerseysideQueensway TunnelRoad323735401934
MerseysideScholes TunnelRailway7380South of Thatto Heath1871
MerseysideVictoria Tunnel & Waterloo TunnelRailway32543559The Victoria and Waterloo tunnels - 2,475 metres (2,707 yd) and 862 metres (943 yd) - form a single tunnel divided by an air shaft, and having different names on each side of the shaft.1849
MerseysideWapping TunnelRailway20302220Originally static steam engine haulage because of the steep gradient, then locomotive hauled. Closed on 15 May 19721829
MerseysideWilliamson TunnelsFolly300032811800–40
NorfolkAylsham Bypass TunnelRailway166182On narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway1990
NorfolkCromer TunnelRailway56611888
NorthamptonshireBlisworth TunnelCanal27943056Grand Union Canal1805
NorthamptonshireBraunston TunnelCanal18872064Grand Union Canal1796
Northamptonshire Catesby Tunnel Railway 2740 2997 Great Central Railway 1899
NorthamptonshireCorby TunnelRailway1,76019201878
NorthamptonshireCrick TunnelCanal139715281814
NorthamptonshireHunsbury Hill TunnelRailway105311521881
NorthamptonshireKelmarsh TunnelRailway294322Was single bore, but doubled. Now pedestrian1859
NorthamptonshireKilsby TunnelRailway221824261838
NorthamptonshireOxendon TunnelRailway422462Was single bore, but doubled. Now pedestrian1859
NorthamptonshireStowe Hill tunnelRailway449491Single bore, twin tracks. West coast main line1838
NorthumberlandHillhead TunnelRailway321351Single Bore, brick lined.188755°23′32″N 1°49′56″W / 55.39217°N 1.83236°W / 55.39217; -1.83236 (Hillhead tunnel)
NottinghamshireAnnesley TunnelRailway91510011892
NottinghamshireBarnstone TunnelRailway90981899
NottinghamshireAshwell TunnelRailway64701889
NottinghamshireDrakeholes TunnelCanal141154[39]1777
NottinghamshireMapperley TunnelRailway1,03511321875
NottinghamshirePark TunnelHorsedrawn carriages
NottinghamshireRedhill Tunnel
NottinghamshireSherwood TunnelRailway4044421889
NottinghamshireSherwood Rise TunnelRailway6056621899
NottinghamshireSneinton TunnelRailway1171281889
NottinghamshireStanton Tunnel, Railway Test Track, Stanton on the WoldsRailway1,22013301879
NottinghamshireThorneywood TunnelRailway3734081889
NottinghamshireVictoria Street Tunnel also known as Weekday Cross Tunnel Railway2662911897
NottinghamshireWatnall TunnelRailway245268
NottinghamshireMansfield Road TunnelRailway1,08711891898 [40]
Oxfordshire ArdleyTunnel Railway 1056 1155 Great Western Railway, now Chiltern Main Line 1910
OxfordshireBodleian Library TunnelLibrary
Oxfordshire Horspath or Wheatley Tunnel Railway 479 524 Great Western Railway, closed 1963 1864
Oxfordshire Wolvercot Tunnel Railway 133 145 Buckinghamshire Railway 1850
RutlandGlaston TunnelRailway1,68418421878
RutlandManton TunnelRailway6857491846
RutlandSeaton TunnelRailway1882061878
RutlandWing TunnelRailway3233531878
ShropshireKnowlesands TunnelRailway4044Severn Valley Railway1862
ShropshireOakengates TunnelRailway4304711849
SomersetChilcompton TunnelRailway5964Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, north of Chilcompton- closed in 19661874
SomersetCombe Down TunnelRailway1,6721829Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, between Devonshire Tunnel and Midford- closed in 19661874
SomersetDevonshire TunnelRailway409447Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Bath Green Park and Combe Down Tunnel; Closed in 1966 now a cycle path1874
SomersetSomerton TunnelRailway9631053Built as part of the Langport and Castle Cary Railway. Part of the Berks and Hants Line between Taunton and Castle Cary190651°02′36″N 2°45′27″W / 51.04344°N 2.75761°W / 51.04344; -2.75761 (Somerton Tunnel)
SomersetWhite Ball TunnelRailway9901092Bristol to Exeter line between Taunton and Tiverton Junction on Somerset–Devon border1844
SomersetWinsor Hill Down TunnelRailway219239Brick-lined
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Masbury and Shepton Mallet[41] Rail service closed in 1966 and the tunnel was closed to walkers until the late 1990s.[42]		1874
SomersetWinsor Hill Up TunnelRailway115126Brick-lined
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Masbury and Shepton Mallet[41] Rail service closed in 1966 and the tunnel opened to walkers.[42]		1892
StaffordshireBirchall TunnelRailway6369disused since 1970, though plans are afoot to relay the line and reopen the tunnel1849
StaffordshireBradnop TunnelRailway3336Churnet Valley Railway1905
StaffordshireCheddleton TunnelRailway486531Churnet Valley Railway1849
StaffordshireHarecastle Tunnel(Brindley)Canal2,6302880Closed in 1914 due to subsidence1777
StaffordshireHarecastle Tunnel(Telford)Canal2,67629261827
StaffordshireHarecastle railway tunnelRailway200243On new diversion replacing three Victorian tunnels1965
StaffordshireLeek TunnelRailway432472disused since 19641849
StaffordshireMeir TunnelRailway7448141894
StaffordshireMeir TunnelRoad260284On A50 road1997
StaffordshireOakamoor TunnelRailway454497disused since 1965, though plans are afoot to relay the line and reopen the tunnel1849
StaffordshireShugborough TunnelRailway7107771847
StaffordshireStockton Brook TunnelRailway6672disused since 1988, though plans are afoot re-open the line and tunnel1867
StaffordshireSwainsley TunnelRoad150164former railway tunnel on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway1904
SuffolkStoke TunnelRailway3303611846
SurreyBetchworth TunnelRailway352385South of Dorking station.[43]1867
SurreyBletchingley TunnelRailway1,21313271842
SurreyHindhead TunnelRoad18302001Part of the A32011
SurreyLimpsfield TunnelRailway5045511884
SurreyMerstham TunnelRailway1,67418311841
SurreyMickleham TunnelRailway479524Runs under the eastern side of Norbury Park between Leatherhead and Dorking.[44]1867
SurreyOxted TunnelRailway2,06722611884
SurreyQuarry Tunnel[45]Railway1,93221131899
SurreyRedhill TunnelRailway5936491899
SurreyReigate TunnelHorsedrawn carriages91100Brick. Length is approximate. Said to be the first road tunnel.[46]1823
SurreySt Catherine's TunnelRailway121132Built by the London and South Western Railway.
Runs under St Catherine's Hill south of Guildford. Also known as the Guildford Sand Tunnel.[47]		1849
Tyne and WearTyne TunnelRoad1,6761833Also pedestrian tunnel1967
Tyne and WearVictoria TunnelWagonway1842
Warwickshire Fenny Compton Tunnel Canal 1,000 2.75 metres wide with 4.87 metre passing places, opened out to a deep cutting 1838-1870[48] 1776
Warwickshire Harbury Tunnel Railway 64 70
WarwickshireShrewley TunnelCanal3964331799
Warwickshire Newbold Tunnel Canal 250 1778
West MidlandsAnchor ExchangeTelephone52°28′58″N 1°54′15″W / 52.4829°N 1.9042°W / 52.4829; -1.9042
West MidlandsSnow Hill TunnelRailway581635185252°28′51″N 1°53′46″W / 52.48095°N 1.89615°W / 52.48095; -1.89615
West MidlandsBlack Lake TunnelRailway377412Closed 1972, but now reopen for light rail use?
West MidlandsDudley TunnelCanal28843154179252°31′03″N 2°05′12″W / 52.517544°N 2.086741°W / 52.517544; -2.086741
West MidlandsDudley Railway TunnelRailway867948185052°30′30″N 2°04′43″W / 52.508392°N 2.078701°W / 52.508392; -2.078701
West MidlandsHockley Tunnel 1Railway124136Closed 1972 but later reopened for light rail use?
West MidlandsHockley Tunnel 2Railway150160Closed 1972 but later reopened for light rail use?
West MidlandsLapal TunnelCanal34703795Disused since 1917179852°26′42″N 2°00′06″W / 52.4450°N 2.0017°W / 52.4450; -2.0017
West MidlandsNetherton Canal TunnelCanal27683027185852°30′16″N 2°03′34″W / 52.50435°N 2.05932°W / 52.50435; -2.05932
West MidlandsQueensway (Birmingham)Road54860052°28′59″N 1°54′09″W / 52.4830°N 1.9026°W / 52.4830; -1.9026
West SussexBalcombe tunnelRailway103611331841
West SussexClayton TunnelRailway20662259
West SussexHaywards Heath TunnelRailway228249
West SussexLywood TunnelRailway197215closed 19631883
West SussexMidhurst TunnelRailway252276closed 19641866
West SussexNorth Stoke TunnelRailway7683
West SussexSharpthorne TunnelRailway668731closed 1965 reopened 19941882
West SussexSouthwick Hill TunnelRoad490536Twin-bore tunnel, part of A27 Brighton bypass1996
WiltshireBox TunnelRailway293732121841
WiltshireBruce TunnelCanal459502Kennet and Avon Canal1809
WiltshireAlderton TunnelRailway463506South Wales main line1903
Worcestershire and HerefordshireColwall Old TunnelRailway1,4331567Closed 19261861
Worcestershire and HerefordshireColwall New TunnelRailway1,4331567In service on the Cotswold Line1926
HerefordshireLedbury TunnelRailway1,2051318In service1861
HerefordshireDinmore TunnelRailway9701060In service on Welsh Marches Line1853 Up Line and 1891 Down Line
WorcestershireRedditch TunnelRailway300330Closed 1980s[49]1868
Yorkshire – EastDrewton TunnelRailway1,9332114Hull & Barnsley Closed 19591885
Yorkshire – EastSugar Loaf TunnelRailway121132Hull & Barnsley Closed 19591885
Yorkshire – EastWeedley TunnelRailway121132Hull & Barnsley Closed 19591885
Yorkshire – NorthBurdale TunnelRailway1,59717461853
Yorkshire – NorthBlea Moor TunnelRailway2,4042929Settle & Carlisle Main Line1876
Yorkshire - NorthGrosmont Horse TunnelRailway119130Whitby & Pickering Railway1835
Yorkshire – NorthProspect Tunnel, Crimple, HarrogateRailway7548251848
Yorkshire – NorthFalsgrave TunnelRailway240260188554°16′35.9″N 0°24′33.8″W / 54.276639°N 0.409389°W / 54.276639; -0.409389 (Falsgrave Tunnel)
Yorkshire - NorthHaw Bank TunnelRailway2002201888
Yorkshire – NorthKettleness TunnelRailway2823081883
Yorkshire - NorthMossdale Head TunnelRailway99108Closed tunnel on abandoned line between Hawes and Garsdale1878
Yorkshire – NorthRavenscar TunnelRailway255279Also Peak Tunnel1885
Yorkshire – NorthSandsend TunnelRailway1,51116521883
Yorkshire – SouthBradway TunnelRailway185320271870
Yorkshire – SouthCat Hill TunnelRailway1411541840
Yorkshire – SouthNorwood TunnelCanal26372884Disused since 19071775
Yorkshire – SouthThurgoland Tunnel (old)Railway288315 [21]Down line from 1952 – Closed 19831845
Yorkshire – SouthThurgoland Tunnel (new)Railway310339 [21]Second single-track bore (up line)opened 1952 due to clearance problems on curves. Closed 19831953
Yorkshire – South - DerbyshireWoodhead Tunnel 1Railway48405293First of 3 tunnels1845
Yorkshire – South - DerbyshireWoodhead Tunnel 2Railway48405293Second of 3 tunnels1853
Yorkshire – South - DerbyshireWoodhead Tunnel 3Railway48715340Third tunnel built using electric trains. Currently used by National Grid1953
Yorkshire – WestBingley TunnelRailway138151Airedale Line1847
Yorkshire – WestBramhope TunnelRailway343937611849
Yorkshire - WestGildersome TunnelRailway2,1312,331Disused tunnel on the former Leeds New Line. Filled with colliery waste to support the M62 being built on top of it in 1971[50]190053°45′06.2″N 1°37′27.3″W / 53.751722°N 1.624250°W / 53.751722; -1.624250 (Gildersome Tunnel)
Yorkshire - WestGreenside TunnelRailway563616Located on the former Pudsey Loop line189353°47′23″N 1°40′12″W / 53.78972°N 1.67000°W / 53.78972; -1.67000 (Greenside Tunnel)
Yorkshire - WestLees Moor TunnelRailway1,4021282188453°50′11.9″N 1°55′32″W / 53.836639°N 1.92556°W / 53.836639; -1.92556 (Lees Moor Tunnel)
Yorkshire – WestMorley TunnelRailway308133691848
Yorkshire - WestQueensbury TunnelRailway2,5012,287Closed in 1963 - proposal to re-open the tunnel as part of the Great Northern railway Trail187953°45′59.4″N 1°51′24.3″W / 53.766500°N 1.856750°W / 53.766500; -1.856750 (Queensbury Tunnel)
Yorkshire – WestStandedge TunnelsCanal50295500Disused 1945; reopened 2001. Longest and highest canal tunnel in UK (Huddersfield Narrow Canal). Western portal located in Greater Manchester1811
Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels – Central tunnelRailway48805337First of the 3 rail tunnels to be opened. Used for emergency access. Western portal located in Greater Manchester1848
Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels – Central tunnelRailway48035337First of the 3 rail tunnels to be opened. Used for emergency access. Western portal located in Greater Manchester1848
Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels – South tunnelRailway48805337Second single track tunnel. Western portal located in Greater Manchester1871
Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels – live tunnelRailway48835340Third tunnel, double track, in use. Western Portal located in Greater Manchester1894
Yorkshire – WestSummit TunnelRailway26382885Manchester and Leeds Railway1841
Yorkshire – WestThackley TunnelRailway12001300Airedale Line1845
Yorkshire – WestVictoria Avenue TunnelRoad (A658)237258Under the runway of Leeds Bradford International Airport1982/3
Yorkshire - WestWell Heads TunnelRailway605662Former Great Northern Queensbury Lines[51]188253°47′35.6″N 1°52′39.1″W / 53.793222°N 1.877528°W / 53.793222; -1.877528 (Well Heads Tunnel)

Wales

CountyTunnelTypeLength (Metres)Length (Yards)Construction method / NotesDate of opening
AngleseyBodorgan TunnelRailway530580Two sections of tunnel (approx. 80m and 375m long) separated by open cut1849
BridgendNottage, PorthcawlRailway5863Single track. Short, south portal relandscaped. Length[2]1829?
CaerphillyPenar TunnelRailway219239On Halls Road Branch between Risca and Markham
CaerphillyGlyn Tunnel, HafodyrynysRailway260280Taff Vale Extension. Single track. Closed 1964. Portals now backfilled1857
CaerphillyCaerphilly TunnelRailway1,7681933In use between Thornhill, Cardiff and Caerphilly. On the Rhymney Railway1871
CardiffQueensgate TunnelRoad715782Part of the A4232 Butetown link road1995
CardiganBryn Teify TunnelRailway92101Closed 1970s and portals bricked up?
CarmarthenshirePencader TunnelRailway901985Built for broad gauge1861
ConwyConwy Road Tunnel[52]Road1,0801181Carries the A55 road around Conwy1991
ConwyPenmaenbach Westbound Tunnel[52]Road658720Carries the Westbound A55 road through the Penmaenbach headland1989
ConwyPenmaenbach Eastbound Headland Tunnel[52]Road172188Carries the Eastbound A55 road through the Penmaenbach headland1932
ConwyPen-y-Clip Westbound Tunnel[52]Road9301017Carries the Westbound A55 road through the Pen-y-Clip headland1994
GwyneddPenhelig Tunnels (Aberdovey No. 1, Fron-gôch)Railway180200One of four tunnels on the Cambrian Coast Railway.1867
GwyneddPenhelig Tunnels (Aberdovey No. 2, Morfa Bach)Railway200219One of four tunnels on the Cambrian Coast Railway.1867
GwyneddPenhelig Tunnels (Aberdovey No. 3)Railway175191One of four tunnels on the Cambrian Coast Railway.1867
GwyneddPenhelig Tunnels (Aberdovey No. 4, Craig-y-Don)Railway487533One of four tunnels on the Cambrian Coast Railway.1867
GwyneddFfestiniog TunnelRailway3,4073726UK's longest single-track tunnel, in use on the Conwy Valley Line
MonmouthshireSevern TunnelRailway7,0127668Longest mainline tunnel in UK until Channel Tunnel opened1886
MonmouthshireGibraltar TunnelRoad185202Twin bore on A40 dual carriageway1968
MonmouthshireBryn Tunnel, HengoedRailway364398On Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway from Pontllanfraith to Hengoed. Portals now buried
MonmouthshireClydach TunnelsRailway250273Between Nantyglo and Govilon. Closed 19581862, doubled 1877
MonmouthshireGelli-felen TunnelsRailway230352Co-located with Clydach. On a continuous curve of approximately 120 degrees1862
MonmouthshireMonmouth TroyRailway130142Disused and blocked1857
MonmouthshireUskRailway234256Disused but walkable1857
Neath Port TalbotCymmer, Afan ValleyRailway1,4581595Built by the Great Western Railway. Single track. Straight. North end relandscaped
Neath Port TalbotGelli, Afan ValleyRailway153167 [2]Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. Single track. Stone and brick. Closed 1964.1882
Neath Port TalbotGyfylchi Tunnel, Tonmawr / Afan ValleyRailway (disused)9321019Single track. North end collapsed 1947. South Wales Mineral Railway.1863
Neath Port TalbotCwmcerwyn, MaestegRailway9201010Built by the Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company. Single track, curved.1964
NewportHillfield Tunnels, NewportRailway700770Mainline tunnel west of Newport railway station.
NewportGaer Tunnel, NewportRailway369403Line to Bassaleg west of Hillfield Tunnels.
NewportBrynglas TunnelsRoad370400Twin-bore, two-lane tunnels on M4.1967
PembrokeshireCastle Tunnel, MaenclochogRailway9199Used for target practice in WWII. Closed 1949.1867
PembrokeshireSaundersfoot RailwayRailway4504903 short Coppet Hall Tunnels on the shoreline plus the longer Hill Tunnel inland
PowysTorpantau TunnelRailway610666Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Also called Summit or Beacons Tunnel. Highest rail tunnel in UK at 1,313 feet (400 m)1863
PowysTal-y-llyn TunnelRailway616674Brecon and Merthyr Railway1864
PowysAshford TunnelCanal343375Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal1800
PowysRhayader TunnelRailway270290Mid Wales Railway. Closed 1963. Now a nature reserve1864
PowysMarteg TunnelRailway340372Mid Wales Railway. Closed 1963. North-west of Rhayader1864
Merthyr Tydfil CBCAbernant / MerthyrRailway2,2832497Single track bore, curved at west end and with double-track portal.1853
Rhondda Cynon TâfGarth or Walnut Tree TunnelRailway410490 [8]Barry Railway Company Penrhos branch to Llanbradach. Double track. Closed 1963. Partly breached by Garth Quarry.1905
Merthyr Tydfil CBCMorlais Tunnel, Merthyr TydfilRailway9481040Double track, curved at west end. 3 airshafts. Closed 6 January 1958. Linked LNWR with Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway at Morlais Junction.1 June 1879
Merthyr Tydfil CBCQuaker's Yard or Cefn-Glas Tunnel, AbercynonRailway643703 [53]Vale of Neath / West Midland Railway GWR. Closed to traffic in 1964.1851
Rhondda Cynon TâfRhondda TunnelRailway3,1483443Single track. Closed due to subsidence in the 1960s.1890
Rhondda Cynon TâfTinworks, TreforestWater140150Mill race "feeder" for Crawshays Tinworks. Tunnel made when embankment was constructed1907
Rhondda Cynon TâfPontypriddRailway1,2101323Barry Railway Company Closed and bricked up1889
Rhondda Cynon TâfTongwynlaisRailway160180Cardiff Railway through the Taffs Well gorge. Closed 1938. Removed in constructing A470 dual carriageway at Tongwynlais.1907
SwanseaPenllergaer TunnelRailway267292Active freight and sometimes passenger line on Swansea District Line1912
SwanseaLlangyfelach TunnelRailway1,7851952Active freight and sometimes passenger line on Swansea District Line1912
SwanseaPeniel Green Tunnel (Lônlas)Railway845924Active freight and sometimes passenger line on Swansea District Line1912
SwanseaCockett TunnelRailway721788South Wales Main Line
TorfaenPwll Du TunnelTramroad18752,051Opened 1816 linking Blaenavon with Pwll Du1926
Vale of GlamorganWenvoe TunnelRailway1,7071867Barry Railway. Closed 1964 1898
Vale of GlamorganCogan TunnelRailway203222Barry Railway.1886
Vale of GlamorganBarry Island Tunnel. Also called "Pier Tunnel"Railway260280Barry Railway. Closed in the 1970s bricked up but part of bore used as a rifle range from west portal access.1897
Vale of GlamorganPorthkerry No.1 TunnelRailway498545Vale of Glamorgan Railway.1898
Vale of GlamorganPorthkerry No.2 TunnelRailway6571Vale of Glamorgan Railway.1898
WrexhamChirk TunnelCanal420459First in UK to have a towpath1802

Northern Ireland

CountyTunnelTypeLength
(Metres)		Length
(Yards)		Construction method / NotesDate of opening
LondonderryCastlerockRail611668Brick1845–1853[54]
LondonderryDownhillRail2813071845–1846[55]
ArmaghLissummonRail1,6081759Stone with some brickearly 1860s[56]
DownBinnian TunnelAqueduct4,0004400Stone1948–1952
AntrimWhiteheadRail159145Closed in 1994 until further notice.1862–1994[57]
TyroneDungannonRail8708001862 [58]

Scotland

CountyTunnelTypeLength (Metres)Length (Yards)Construction method / NotesDate of opening
DundeeMarketgait TunnelRoad230250Cut and cover. Length[59]
MidlothianBroomieknowe TunnelRailway393430Closed 19511877
GlasgowClyde TunnelRoad7628331964
GlasgowM8 Motorway, Charing Cross.RoadCut and cover, short sections
GlasgowGlasgow SubwayRailway10,50011440
Scottish BordersWhitrope TunnelRailway1,1051208Closed 19691862
Scottish BordersPenmanshiel TunnelRailway244267Original tunnel closed in 1979 after collapse and new cutting constructed adjacent to old tunnel.1979
Scottish HighlandsNevis TunnelWater24,00026400hydroelectric scheme
StirlingA9, City Centre TunnelRoadCut and cover
EdinburghScotland Street TunnelRailway91010001847
EdinburghBowshank TunnelRailway226247
EdinburghInnocent Tunnel, also St Leonard's TunnelRailway518566Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. Closed 1968. Now a footpath and cyclepath.1831
GlasgowKelvingrove TunnelRailway870950Glasgow Central Railway. Closed 19641896
GlasgowCowlairs TunnelRailway91410001842
GlasgowGlasgow Harbour TunnelVehicle and pedestrian2132333 bores. Vehicles hoisted to tunnel level. Closed 19871895
RenfrewshireNewton Street TunnelRailway1,9302110Longest bored railway tunnel in Scotland, linking Greenock to Gourock1889

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References

Notes

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