List of longest subway tunnel sections
This page presents a list of the longest continuous underground rapid transit tunnel sections of the world, excluding branches from the longest tunnel (branch lines that used to transport passengers should be included).
Note: This article only lists tunnels that are 10 kms (6.2 miles) or longer.
World's longest subway tunnel sections in use
Name | System | Country | Stations | Length in km (mi) | Year of completion |
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Line 3 | Guangzhou Metro | Airport North – Panyu Square | 68.53 (42.58) | 2018 | |
Line 10 | Beijing Subway | Circle route | 57.1 (35.5) | 2013 | |
Line 6 | Beijing Subway | Jin'anqiao – Lucheng | 53.4 (33.2) | 2018 | |
Seoul Subway Line 5 | Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | Banghwa–Hanam Pungsan | 48.7 km (30.3 mi) (longest branch) |
2020 | |
Line 2 | Wuhan Metro | Jinyintan – Fozuling | 44.347 (27.556) | 2019 | |
Downtown MRT Line | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | Bukit Panjang – Expo | 44.2 (27.5)[1] | 2017 | |
Line 5 | Chengdu Metro | Jiudaoyan – Huilong | 42.3 (26.3) | 2019 | |
Line 3 | Nanjing Metro | Xinghuolu – Mozhoudonglu | 41.5 (25.8) | 2015 | |
Line 4 | Suzhou Rail Transit | Longdaobang — Tongli | 41.5 (25.8) | 2017 | |
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line | Moscow Metro | Altufyevo – Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo | 41.5 (25.7) | 2002 | |
Metro Madrid L-12: (Metro Sur) | Madrid Metro | Circle route | 40.96 (25.5) | 2003 | |
Toei Oedo Line | TMBT Subway | Hikarigaoka – Shiodome – Tocho-mae | 40.7 (25.3) | 2000 | |
Seoul Subway Line 9 | Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation | Gimpo Airport – VHS Medical Center | 40.6 (25.2) | 2018 | |
Line 12 | Shanghai Metro | Qixin Road – Jinhai Road | 40.4 (25.1) | 2015 | |
Line 7 | Beijing Subway | Beijing West Railway Station - Hua Zhuang | 40.3 (25.0) | 2019 | |
Line 4 | Chengdu Metro | Wansheng – Chengdu University | 39.3 (24.4) | 2017 | |
Line 7 | Chengdu Metro | Circle route | 38.6 (24.0) | 2017 | |
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line | Moscow Metro | Zyablikovo – Seligerskaya | 38.3 (23.8) | 2018 | |
Line 3 | Chengdu Metro | Chengdu Junqu General Hospital – Shuangliu West Station | 38.1 (23.7) | 2018 | |
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line | Moscow Metro | Medvedkovo – Novoyasenevskaya | 37.8 (23.5) | 1990 | |
Line 1 | Chengdu Metro | Weijianian – Science City | 37.47 (23.3) | 2018 | |
Line 2 | Shenzhen Metro | Chiwan – Xinxiu | 35.78 (22.23) | 2011 | |
Busan Subway Line 2 | Busan Transportation Corporation | Jangsan–Dongwon | 35.5 (22.06) | 1999 | |
Seoul Subway Line 6 | Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | Eungam Loop – Bonghwasan | 35.1 (21.81) | 2001 | |
Seoul Subway Line 7 (longest branch) |
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | Cheongdam – Bupyeong-gu Office | 35.1 (21.7) | 2012 | |
Line 7 | Shanghai Metro | Panguang Road – Huamu Road | 34.4 (21.38) | 2010 | |
Circle MRT Line | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | Dhoby Ghaut – HarbourFront | 33.3 (20.69)[2] | 2011 | |
Metro Madrid L-7 | Madrid Metro | Hospital del Henares – Pitis | 32.9 (20.5) | 2007 | |
U7 | Berlin U-Bahn | Rathaus Spandau-Rudow | 31.8 (19.7)[3] | 1984 | |
IND Eighth Avenue Line and IND Fulton Street Line[4] | New York City Subway | Inwood – 207th Street – Grant Avenue | 30.8 (19.14) | 1956 | |
Line 2 Orange | Montreal Metro | Côte-Vertu – Montmorency | 30.8 (19.14) | 2007 | |
Line 2 | Shanghai Metro | East Xujing – Longyang Road | 30.2 (18.77) | 2010 | |
Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line | Saint Petersburg Metro | Parnas–Kupchino | 29.7 (18.54) | 2006 | |
Line 8, Shanghai Metro | Shanghai Metro | Shiguang Road – Luheng Road | 29.7 (18.45) | 2009 | |
Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line | Saint Petersburg Metro | Devyatkino – Prospekt Veteranov | 29.4 (18.35) | 1978 | |
Line 2 | Chengdu Metro | Tianhe Road – Chengdu Institute of Public Administration | 29.0 (18.0) | 2012–2013 | |
Sydney Metro Northwest | Sydney Metro | Kellyville – Chatswood section | 28.5 km (17.71 mi) | 2009–2019 | |
Bannan Line (Taipei Metro Blue Line) | Taipei Metro | Dingpu – Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center | 28.2 (17.6) |
1999–2015 | |
Incheon Subway Line 1 | Incheon Subway | Bakchon – International Business District | 27.9 (17.42) | 1999–2009 | |
Northern line | London Underground | Morden – East Finchley | 27.8 (17.2) | 1890–1940 | |
Line 3 | Saint Petersburg Metro | Begovaya–Rybatskoye | 27.5 (17.1) | 1967–2018 | |
Tanimachi Line | Osaka Metro | Dainichi–Nagahara | 27.1 (16.7) | 1967–1983 | |
M4 (Istanbul Metro) | Istanbul Metro | Kadıköy–Tavşantepe | 26.5 (16.4) | 2012–2016 | |
Meijo Line | Nagoya Municipal Subway | Kanayama–Nagoya Dome-mae Yada-Kanayama | 26.4 (16.4) | 1965–2004 | |
B Line (Red) | Los Angeles Metro | North Hollywood - Union Station | 26.4 (16.4) | 1993 | |
Line 5 (Saint Petersburg Metro) | Saint Petersburg Metro | Komendantsky Prospekt – Shushary | 26.0 (16.2) | 1997–2019 | |
Line 1 | Suzhou Metro | Mudu – Zhongnan Jie | 25.7 (16.0) | 2012 | |
Line 1 (Athens Metro)[5] | Athens Metro | Piraeus–Kifissia | 25.7 (15.97) | 1896–2004 | |
Zhonghe-Xinlu Line (Taipei Metro Orange Line) | Taipei Metro | Huilong–Nanshijiao | 25.1 (15.6) (longest branch) |
1998–2013 | |
Yurakucho Line | Tokyo Metro | Chikatetsu Narimasu – Tatsumi | 24.6 (15.3) | 1974–1988 | |
Munich U-Bahn U2 | Munich U-Bahn | Feldmoching – Messestadt Ost | 24.4 (15.2) | 1980–2001 | |
Yellow Line | Delhi Metro | GTB Nagar – Qutub Minar | 24 (14.9)[6][7] | 2010 | |
L-1 | Madrid Metro | Valdecarros – Pinar de Chamartín | 23.88 (14.84) | 1919–2007 | |
L-6 | Madrid Metro | Circle route | 23.47 (14.58) | 1979–2007 | |
Line 9 | Shanghai Metro | Jiuting – Middle Yanggao Road | 23.3 (14.48) | 2007–2010 | |
Line 1 Green | Montreal Metro | Angrignon – Honoré-Beaugrand | 23.26 (14.45) | 1966–1978 | |
Warsaw Metro L-1 | Warsaw Metro | Kabaty–Młociny | 23.1 (14.35) | 1995–2008 | |
Line 2 | Beijing Subway | Circle route | 23.1 (14.35) | 1984–1987 | |
Songshan-Xindian Line (Taipei Metro Green Line) | Taipei Metro | Songshan-Xindian | 21.3 (13.2) | 1998–2014 | |
Line 4 | Shanghai Metro | Hailun Road – Yishan Road | 21.1 (13.11) | 2005–2007 | |
Toei Mita Line | Toei Subway | Meguro – Shimura-Sakaue | 21.1 (13.11) | 1968–2000 | |
Victoria line | London Underground | Walthamstow Central – Brixton | 21.0 (13.05) | 1968–1971 | |
Line 6, Shanghai Metro | Shanghai Metro | Boxing Road – Oriental Sports Center | 20.34 (12.64) | 2007–2011 | |
Tozai Line | Sapporo Municipal Subway | Miyanosawa – Shin-Sapporo | 20.1 (12.4) | 1976–1999 | |
Metro Madrid L-5 | Madrid Metro | Alameda de Osuna – Empalme | 20.005 (12.5) | 1968–2006 | |
North East MRT Line | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | HarbourFront–Punggol | 20.0 (12.43)[8] | 2003–2011 | |
Bucharest Metro Line M3 | Bucharest Metro | Preciziei – Anghel Saligny | 20.0 (12.43) | 1983–2008 | |
Paris Métro Line 9 | Paris Métro | Pont de Sèvres – Mairie de Montreuil | 19.6 (12.18) | 1922–1937 | |
Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green Lines | Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco | Balboa Park – West Oakland | 19.5 (12.12) | 1973 | |
Kol'tsevaya Line | Moscow Metro | Circle route | 19.4 (12.2) | 1950–1954 | |
Munich U-Bahn U3 | Munich U-Bahn | 19.4 (12.05) | 1972–2009 | ||
Midosuji Line | Osaka Metro | Nakatsu – Nakamozu | 19.1 (11.87) | 1933–1987 | |
Mexico City Metro Line 3 | Mexico City Metro | La Raza – Universidad | 18.7 (11.62) | 1970–1983 | |
Paris Métro Line 7 | Paris Métro | La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 – Villejuif – Louis Aragon | 18.6 (11.6) | 1910–1987 | |
Line 1 | Shanghai Metro | Shanghai South Railway – Shanghai Circus World | 18.1 (11.25) | 1993–2004 | |
Avtozavodskaya Line | Minsk Metro | Kamennaya Gorka – Mogilevskaya | 18.1 (11.25) | 1990–2005 | |
Line B | Prague Metro | Rajská zahrada – Hůrka | 18.0 (11.2) | 1998 | |
Line 2 (Athens Metro)[5] | Athens Metro | Anthoupoli–Elliniko | 17.9 (11.12) | 2013 | |
Line 3 (Athens Metro)[5] | Athens Metro | Agia Marina – Doukissis Plakentias | 17.8 (11.06) | 2013 | |
Washington, DC Metro Red Line | Washington Metro | Union Station – Medical Center | 17.8 (11.05) | 1984 | |
Tozai Line | Kyoto Municipal Subway | Uzumasa Tenjingawa-Yamashina-Rokujizo | 17.5 (10.92) | 2008 | |
Maskoŭskaja line | Minsk Metro | Pyatrowshchyna–Uruchcha | 17.4 (10.81) | 2012 | |
Tōzai Line | Tokyo Metro | Nakano–Minami-Sunamachi | 17.0 (10.56) | 1969 | |
Line 4 | Barcelona Metro | Trinitat Nova – La Pau | 16.7 (10.4) | 1999 | |
Mexico City Metro Line 1 | Mexico City Metro | Observatorio – Metro Pantitlán | 16.7 (10.38) | 1984 | |
Line 3 | Barcelona Metro | Zona Universitària – Canyelles | 16.6 (10.3) | 2001 | |
Metro Madrid L-3 | Madrid Metro | Villaverde Alto – Moncloa | 16.424 (10.2) | 2007 | |
Line 1 | Chongqing Rail Transit | Chaotianmen – Shapingba | 16.4 (10.2) | 2011 | |
Metro Madrid L-4 | Madrid Metro | Argüelles – Pinar de Chamartín | 16.0 (9.9) | 2007 | |
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line | Kiev Metro | Akademmistechko–Dnipro | 16.0 (9.9) | 2003 | |
Seoul Subway Line 7 (shorter section) |
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | Suraksan – Konkuk University | 16.0 (9.9) | 1996 | |
M3 Line | Copenhagen Metro | Circle Route | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) | 2019 | |
Line 3[9] | Budapest Metro | Határ út–Újpest-központ Line is 17.39 km long, but only 15.5 km of it is underground. |
15.5 km (9.6 mi) | 1990 | |
Syretsko-Pecherska Line | Kiev Metro | Syrets – Pivdennyi Bridge | 15.2 (9.4) | 2004 | |
Line 1 (Kolkata Metro) | Kolkata Metro | Mahanayak Uttam Kumar -Dum Dum | 15.17 (9.38) | 1995 | |
Line 10 | Chengdu Metro | Taipingyuan – Shuangliu West | 15.0 (9.32) | 2019 | |
Line 1, red | Tehran Metro | Tajrish–Shush | 14.9 (9.3) | 2012 | |
Blue Line, line 10 | Stockholm Metro | Kungsträdgården–Hjulsta | 14.3 (8.8) | 1977 | |
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line | Tokyo Subway | Asakusa–Shibuya | 14.1 (8.8) | 1997 | |
Metro Madrid L-2 | Madrid Metro | Las Rosas – Cuatro Caminos | 14.031 (8.9) | 2011 | |
MTR - Island Line | MTR, Hong Kong, China | Kennedy Town – Heng Fa Chuen | 14.0 (8.9) | 1985/1986/2014 | |
Paris Métro Line 12 | Paris Métro | Porte de la Chapelle – Mairie d'Issy | 13.9 (8.6) | 1934 | |
Blue Line | Chennai Metro | Washermanpet-Little Mount | 13.48 | 2019 | |
Line 2 | Barcelona Metro | Paral•lel – Pep Ventura | 13.1 (8.1) | 1997 |
World's longest subway tunnel sections under construction
Name | System | Country | Stations | Length | Expected completion |
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Ligne 15 | Paris Métro | (Circle route, all underground) | 75 km (47 mi) | 2022–2030 | |
Line 6 | Chengdu Metro | (All underground: Phase 1 & 2 is 51km and Phase 3 is 22km) | 73 km (45 mi)[10][11][12][13] | 2020 | |
Bolshaya Koltsevaya line | Moscow Metro | (Circle route, all underground) | 69 km (43 mi)[14] | 2018 partially; other sections up to 2023 | |
Line 18 | Chengdu Metro | Whole line is 77.123 km | 66.16 km (41.11 mi) | 2020 | |
Cross Island Line | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | (Linear route with branch section, all underground) (Excludes potential extension from Punggol to Seletar Airport under planning) |
65.5 km (40.7 mi) |
2029-2031 | |
Line 18 | Guangzhou Metro | Guangzhou East railway station to Wanqingsha | 65.3 km (40.6 mi) | 2020 | |
Thomson–East Coast Line | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | Woodlands North to Sungei Bedok (Extension to Tanah Merah expected beyond 2030) |
56.4 km (35.0 mi) | 2020-2024 | |
Line 17 | Chengdu Metro | Whole line 81.48 km and 4.442 km are not underground in Phase 1 and 2 | 46.5 km (28.9 mi) | 2020 for Phase 1 underground section (21.71km) / 2024 for Phase 2 (24.8km) | |
L9 / L10 | Barcelona Metro | 43.7 km (27.2 mi) (incl. branches) |
2016 partially; central section unknown | ||
Chengdu Metro Line 19 | Chengdu Metro | (Whole phase 2 is 42.87 km and all is underground) | 42.87 km (26.64 mi) | 2022 | |
Line 8 | Chengdu Metro | (Phase 1 is 28.8km, phase 2 is 7.94km) | 36.74 km (22.83 mi) | 2020 | |
Mumbai Metro Line 3 | Mumbai Metro | Cuffe Parade-SEEPZ | 33.02 km (20.52 mi) | 2021 | |
Chengdu Metro Line 13 | Chengdu Metro | Qiligou ~ Longhua Temple underground section | 29.07 km (18.06 mi) | 2024 | |
Purple Line Extension | Los Angeles Metro | Westwood/VA Hospital - Union Station | 24.3 km (15.1 mi) | 2025-2026 | |
Line 30 | Chengdu Metro | (Phase 1 is 26.28 km) | 26.28 km (16.33 mi) | 2024 | |
Line 9 | Chengdu Metro | Phase 1 of the second loop line in Chengdu, all underground | 22.18 km (13.78 mi) | 2020 | |
Line 27 | Chengdu Metro | Whole line is 24.86km, but only 17.34km underground | 17.34 km (10.77 mi) | 2024 |
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See also
- List of longest tunnels
- List of long tunnels by type
- List of longest railway tunnels in the world
- List of long railway tunnels in China
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