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北陸トンネル開通 << 1962年(昭和37年) 6月10日 >> 2-4-146

Completion of Hokuriku Tunnel Issued on June 10, 1962 (Showa 37)

Completion of Hokuriku Tunnel Issued on June 10, 1962 (Showa 37) The Hokuriku Tunnel is a foreshadowing railway tunnel that straddles Tsuruga City and Echizen Town in Fukui Prefecture. It is located under the Kinome Pass between Tsuruga and Minami-Imajo Stations on the Hokuriku Main Line. The total length is 13,870 m. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a commemorative stamp in June 1962 to commemorate the opening. Design mistakes were pointed out in a part of the tunnel and in several places of the limited express train "Hakucho (SWAN)".