List of tunnels in the United Kingdom


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 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. This will be superseded in 2021 by the Woodsmith Mine Tunnel in North Yorkshire that will transport polyhalite from North Yorkshire to a port on Teesside. Standedge Tunnel at is the longest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom.

England

CountyTunnelTypeLength Length Construction method / NotesDate of openingCoordinates
BedfordshireAmpthill TunnelRailway7154 tracks in 2 bores1859
BedfordshireLinslade TunnelRailway2724 tracks in 3 bores1837, 1859, 1876
BedfordshireOld Warden TunnelRailway807883Brick construction, Carried the Bedford to Hitchin line1853
BedfordshireWymington TunnelRailway1,850Also known as Sharnbrook Tunnel, allows freight trains to avoid the gradients over Sharnbrook summit 1859
BristolClifton Down TunnelRailway1,751Part of the Clifton Extension Railway built jointly by the MR and GWR1874
BuckinghamshireBrill TunnelRailway175191Great Western Railway, now Chiltern Main Line1910
BuckinghamshireSaunderton TunnelRailway7683Single track on Chiltern Main Line, allowed heavily-loaded coal trains from the Midlands to London to avoid the gradient over Saunderton summit1901
BuckinghamshireWhitehouse TunnelRailway322352Chiltern Main Line1905
CambridgeshireWansford TunnelRailway616Now on preserved Nene Valley Railway1847
CheshireDisley TunnelRailway3,5353,865Bored tunnel1901
CheshirePreston Brook TunnelCanal1,2391775
CheshirePrestbury TunnelRailway273Brick1845
CheshireSutton TunnelRailway1,7241,885See also Sutton Tunnel railway accident1848
CornwallSaltash TunnelRoad410448Carries the A381988
CornwallBrownqueen TunnelRailway881859
CornwallToldish TunnelRailway500Used by horse-drawn trams, closed 18741849
CornwallTrelill TunnelRailway333Disused 1895
CornwallShillingham TunnelRailway451aka Wivelscombe1908
CornwallTreverrin TunnelRailway5641859
CornwallPolperrow TunnelRailway3811859
CornwallBuckshead TunnelRailway3201859
CornwallSparnick TunnelRailway4911863
CornwallPinnock TunnelRailway1,173Now converted to private road1874
CumbriaWhitehaven TunnelRailway1,333Single track, bore widened 19581852
DerbyshireAlfreton TunnelRailway8401862
DerbyshireAshbourne TunnelRailway350383Now a cycleway1899
DerbyshireAshwood Dale TunnelRailway1001863
DerbyshireBarmoor Clough TunnelRailway1111863
DerbyshireBolsover TunnelRailway2,624Infilled with coal waste 1966-71897
DerbyshireBradway TunnelRailway2,0261870
DerbyshireBreadsall Tunnel Railway2182381878
DerbyshireBurbage TunnelRailway5801830
DerbyshireButterley TunnelCanal2,966Disused canal1794
DerbyshireChee Tor Tunnel Railway4301863
DerbyshireChee Tor Tunnel Railway941863
DerbyshireClay Cross TunnelRailway1,784Brick1839
DerbyshireCowburn TunnelRailway3,7021892
DerbyshireCressbrook TunnelRailway4711863
DerbyshireDove Holes TunnelRailway2,984Closed to passenger traffic in 19671865
DerbyshireDuckmanton TunnelRailway501Closed to passenger traffic in 1951, closed completely 1957, infilled 1970s1897
DerbyshireDuffield TunnelRailway521867
DerbyshireEaves TunnelRailway4311863
DerbyshireGreat Rocks TunnelRailway1611863
DerbyshireGregory TunnelCanal761794
DerbyshireHaddon TunnelRailway1,058Constructed with cut and cover methods, closed in 19671863
DerbyshireHag TunnelCanal93Disused canal1794
DerbyshireHeadstone TunnelRailway5331863
DerbyshireHigh Tor Tunnel 1Railway3211849
DerbyshireHigh Tor Tunnel 1ARailway581849
DerbyshireHigh Tor Tunnel 2Railway3781849
DerbyshireHolt Lane TunnelRailway1261849
DerbyshireHopton TunnelRailway1131830
DerbyshireHindlow TunnelRailway514Now a cycleway1832
DerbyshireHollingwood Common TunnelCanal3,080Disused coalmine canal joining with Chesterfield Canal1777
DerbyshireLea Wood TunnelRailway3151849
DerbyshireLitton TunnelRailway5161863
DerbyshireMickleover TunnelRailway4641878
DerbyshireMilford TunnelRailway8551839
DerbyshireMorley TunnelRailway2381878
DerbyshireNewhaven TunnelRailway511830
DerbyshireNew Mills TunnelRailway1231867
DerbyshireNewtown TunnelRailway901902
DerbyshireNorwood TunnelCanal2,884Collapsed 19071775W., C., E.
DerbyshireNorwood End Tunnel No. 10Railway300Parallel to Norwood Tunnel1878
DerbyshirePeak Forest TunnelRailway291863
DerbyshirePic Tor TunnelRailway1911863
DerbyshireRedhill Tunnel 1Railway1541839
DerbyshireRedhill Tunnel 2Railway1701839
DerbyshireRowthorn TunnelRailway929Closed 19301890
DerbyshireRusher Cutting TunnelRailway1211863
DerbyshireShirland TunnelRailway189
DerbyshireSpinkhill TunnelRailway501Closed 9 January 1967 and subsequently lifted1897
DerbyshireStodhart TunnelTramway1011796
DerbyshireToadmoor TunnelRailway1291839
Derbyshire & Yorkshire – SouthTotley TunnelRailway6,2301892
DerbyshireWhatstandwell TunnelRailway1491849
DerbyshireWhitwell TunnelRailway544
DerbyshireWillersley TunnelRailway7641849
DerbyshireWingfield TunnelRailway2611839
DevonAller TunnelRailway295Built using 110 concrete bridge beams, A380 passes overhead2014
DevonDainton TunnelRailway2911847
DevonDevonport Leat TunnelLeat5471790s
DevonMarley TunnelRailway869
DevonParson's TunnelRailway606Known for the Legend of the Parson and Clerk
DorsetBeaminster TunnelRoad115Carries the A3066, brick lined construction, one of the oldest road tunnels still in use1832
DorsetBuckhorn Weston TunnelRailway742
DorsetBincombe Tunnel Railway819
DorsetBincombe Tunnel Railway48
DorsetEvershot TunnelRailway308
DorsetFrampton TunnelRailway651
DorsetMiddlebere Plateway TunnelsRailwayBuilt in two stages1807, 1825
DorsetPoundbury TunnelRailway267
East SussexCuilfail TunnelRoad430470Carries the A26, built to ease traffic congestion in Lewes1980
East SussexArgos Hill TunnelRailway6470Closed 19651880
East SussexBopeep TunnelRailway1,3181846
East SussexCrowborough TunnelRailway9351,0221868
East SussexCulver TunnelRailway289Closed 19581882
East SussexFalmer TunnelRailway4901846
East SussexHastings TunnelRailway7701846
East SussexHeathfield TunnelRailway242265Closed 1965, now cycleway & footpath1880
East SussexKingston TunnelRailway1071846
East SussexLewes TunnelRailway3961847
East SussexMayfield TunnelRailway8391Closed 1965 now infilled1880
East SussexMountfield TunnelRailway526Reduced from double track to single track in the 1970s1851
East SussexMount Pleasant TunnelRailway1431851
East SussexPatcham TunnelRailway4881841
East SussexWadhurst TunnelRailway1,205Reduced from double track to single track in 19851851
EssexAudley End TunnelRailway417456Double track1845
Essex & KentDartford West TunnelRoad1,4361,570Carries northbound traffic on the A282 as part of the Dartford Crossing, original tunnel1963
Essex & KentDartford East TunnelRoad1,4361,570Carries northbound traffic on the A282 as part of the Dartford Crossing, carried southbound traffic until 19911980
EssexDartford Cable TunnelElectricity cablesUpriver from Dartford Road Tunnels, carrying 400kV cables2004
EssexBell Common TunnelRoad470514Cut-and-cover tunnel on the M251984
EssexLittlebury TunnelRailway372407Two tracks, south portal is Grade 2 listed1845
EssexMaldon West TunnelRailway6066Closed 1939, now filled-in1888
EssexStansted Airport TunnelRailway1,7781,944Single track1991
Essex & KentThames Cable TunnelElectricity cables1,6751,832Carries two 400kV electricity circuits1970
GloucestershireChipping Sodbury TunnelRailway4,0644,444
GloucestershirePatchway Old TunnelRailway1,1401,246In use for westbound trains
GloucestershirePatchway New TunnelRailway1,6091,760In use for eastbound trains1886
GloucestershireSapperton Canal TunnelCanal2,0481789
GloucestershireLarger Sapperton TunnelRailway1,864On the Golden Valley Line
GloucestershireSmaller Sapperton TunnelRailway353On the Golden Valley Line
GloucestershireSevern Tunnel Tramroad126138Abandoned, uncompleted in 1812 after flooding
Gloucestershire & MonmouthshireSevern TunnelRailway7,0127,668Longest mainline tunnel in the UK until 2007 when tunnels on High Speed 1 opened1886
GloucestershireSevern-Wye Cable TunnelElectricity cables3,600Carries two 400kV electricity circuits197351.608459°N 2.615454°W
GloucestershireMicheldean TunnelRailway782Portals bricked up
Greater ManchesterClifton Hall TunnelRailway1,2981850
Greater ManchesterDisley TunnelRailway3,5353,8661902
Greater ManchesterFarnworth TunnelRailway295Built by the Manchester and Bolton Railway1832
Greater ManchesterGuardian ExchangeTelephone1,3001,422Concrete and brick1954
Greater Manchester & Yorkshire – WestStandedge TunnelsCanal5,0295,500Disused 1945, reopened 2001, longest and highest canal tunnel in UK on Huddersfield Narrow Canal1811
Greater Manchester & Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels Railway4,8805,337First of the three rail tunnels to be opened, used for emergency access1848
Greater Manchester & Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels Railway4,8805,337Second tunnel, single track1871
Greater Manchester & Yorkshire – WestStandedge Tunnels Railway4,8835,340Third tunnel, double track, in use1894
Greater ManchesterSummit TunnelRailway2,6382,8851841
HampshireFareham Tunnel No. 1Railway147Also known as Funtley No.1, M27 passes overhead
HampshireFareham Tunnel No. 2Railway553Also known as Funtley No.2
HampshireGreywell TunnelCanal1,1251,230Brick construction
HampshireMicheldever TunnelRailway198Also known as Litchfield Tunnel1840
HampshireMidhurst TunnelRailway276
HampshirePopham No. 1 TunnelRailway265
HampshirePopham No. 2 TunnelRailway199
HampshirePrivett TunnelRailway1,058Closed 19551903
HampshireSouthampton TunnelRailway528Allows the South Western main line to pass under the Civic Centre in Southampton1847
HampshireWallers' Ash TunnelRailway501
HampshireWinchester TunnelRailway461Also known as St Giles or Chesil Tunnel
HampshireFawley TunnelElectricity cables3,200Two 400 kV electricity circuits196550.826°N 1.314°W
Hertfordshire & LondonElstree to St. John's Wood Cable TunnelElectricity cables19,80021,6533-metre diameter, forced air cooling, 7 ventilation shafts, carries one 400kV circuit, provision for second circuit, battery powered overhead monorail system for access2005
HertfordshireHatfield TunnelRoad1,1471,531Cut-and-cover tunnel on the A1 between J3 and J41986
HertfordshireHolmesdale TunnelRoad600656Cut-and-cover tunnel on the M25 between J25 and J261984
HertfordshireNorthchurch TunnelsRailway319349Bores consist of Down and Up fast, Down slow, Up slow 1838
HertfordshirePonsbourne TunnelRailway2,684Part of the Hertford Loop Line, it was the last tunnel constructed using traditional means1918
HertfordshirePotters Bar TunnelRailway1,1101,214Bores consist of Down slow & fast, Up slow & fast1849
HertfordshireWelwyn North TunnelRailway1,046Welwyn North Tunnel was the scene of a major accident in 18661850
HertfordshireWelwyn South TunnelRailway4461850
HertfordshireWeston Hills TunnelRoad230Cut-and-cover tunnel on the A5052006
Isle of WightRyde TunnelRailway391
Isle of WightVentnor TunnelRailway1,313Closed 19661866
Kent & Pas-de-Calais Channel TunnelRailway50,459Consists of two single track railway tunnels and one service tunnel, 26,988 m of the tunnel is on the British side of the UK/France border1994
KentMedway TunnelRoad240260Carries A2891996
KentRamsgate TunnelRoad800875Carries A299, also known as Pegwell Tunnel2000
KentRoundhill TunnelRoad380416Carries A201993
KentAbbotscliffe TunnelRailway1,8001,969Double track1844
KentBadgers Oak TunnelRailway163178Closed 19611893
KentBourne Park TunnelRailway400Used to hide a giant railway borne artillery piece in World War Two, closed 16 June 19471887
KentCharlton TunnelRailway138154
KentChatham TunnelRailway272297Double track
KentChelsfield TunnelRailway545597Double track1868
KentDover Harbour TunnelRailway6256841861
KentEdenbridge TunnelRailway1801971888
KentEynsford TunnelRailway7578281862
KentFort Pitt TunnelRailway391428Double track
KentGolgotha TunnelRailway436477Single track but partly constructed for double track1911
KentGreenhithe TunnelRailway2282531849
KentGrove TunnelRailwayClosed on 6 July 1985 with the rest of the Tunbridge Wells West branch, single track
KentGrove Hill TunnelRailway262287On the Hastings line1851
KentGuston TunnelRailway1,2871,4081881
KentHayne TunnelRailway8694Closed 1951, since closure has been flooded1874
KentHigham and Strood TunnelRailway3,5953,931Built between 1819 and 1824 for the Thames and Medway Canal, single track railway laid on the tow-path in 1845, was soon doubled by infilling the canal, 100-yard air vent cut in the middle1824
KentHorsmonden TunnelRailway7986Closed 19611892
KentLittle Browns TunnelRailway1111211888
KentLydden TunnelRailway2,1662,3691861
KentMark Beech TunnelRailway1,2261,3411888
KentMartello TunnelRailway500547Double track1844
KentNorth Downs TunnelRailway3,2003,500Under Blue Bell Hill, tunnel is to UIC GB gauge on High Speed 1, double track but due to air pressure of opposing trains at high speeds trains are scheduled not to pass at the line speed of 300 km/h.2001
KentPolhill TunnelRailway2,3872,610Double track1868
KentPriory TunnelRailway1421551861
KentRamsgate Harbour TunnelRailway1,124Closed 19261863
KentRiver Medway Cable TunnelsElectricity cables1,7001,860Twin 2.54 m diameter tunnels, Isle of Grain to Chetney Marshes, each carries a 400kV circuit1976
KentSaltwood TunnelRailway8729541843
KentSandling TunnelRailway91991843
KentSevenoaks TunnelRailway3,1563,520Double track1868
KentShakespeare TunnelRailway1,2601,387Two individual single bore tunnels1844
KentShepherd's Well TunnelRailway2,1382,376
KentSomerhill TunnelRailway410Originally double track but reduced to single track in 19851845
KentStrawberry Hill TunnelRailway262286Originally double track but reduced to single track in 19851851
KentTyler Hill TunnelRailway828Underneath the main site of the University of Kent, the line was closed in 1953, part of the tunnel collapsed in July 19741830
KentWeek Street TunnelRailway9098Twin track1884
KentWells TunnelRailway753823Twin track1846
KentWheeler Street TunnelRailway327358Twin track1884
LancashireBlackburn TunnelRailway435
LancashireFoulridge TunnelCanal1,626
LancashireGannow TunnelCanal557
LancashireGisburn TunnelRailway157
LancashireHaslingden TunnelRailway146Closed 19661848
LancashireHolme TunnelRailway265
LancashireMelling TunnelRailway1,230
LancashireRishton TunnelRailway68
LancashireSough TunnelRailway2,015
LancashireUpholland TunnelRailway959
LancashireWilpshire TunnelRailway325
LancashireThrutch TunnelRailway5921 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 19661880
LancashireNewchurch No.1 TunnelRailway1621 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 19661852
LancashireNewchurch No.2 TunnelRailway2901 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 19661852
LeicestershireAshby de la Zouch TunnelRailway308Also known as Old Parks or Ashby Tunnel
LeicestershireClawson TunnelRailway834Also known as Hose Tunnel
LeicestershireHusbands Bosworth TunnelCanal1,0661,1661813
LeicestershireSaddington TunnelCanal8058801797
LeicestershireGlenfield TunnelRailway1786Closed 19661832
LincolnshireKirton-in-Lindsey TunnelRailway1,2001,312
LincolnshireStamford TunnelRailway341
LincolnshireStoke TunnelRailway880
LondonNorthern line Railway27,80030,402Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1886 and 19391890-1939
LondonPiccadilly line Railway19,61021,446Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 19321906–32
LondonPiccadilly line Railway8,7609,580Deep Level tunnel beyond Hatton Cross1975-2008
LondonVictoria line Railway22,04024,103Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1962 and 19721968–72
LondonCentral line Railway17,39019,018Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1896 and 19401900–46
LondonNorthern line Railway11,94013,058Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 19261907–26
LondonBakerloo line Railway10,90011,920Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1898 and 19151906–15
LondonWaterloo & City line Railway2,2262,434Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1894 and 18981898
LondonBarnet TunnelRailway5536073 Bores: Down slow / Centre / Up Slow1849
LondonBelsize Fast Lines TunnelRailway1,6191,771Midland Railway, now Midland Main Line1868
LondonBelsize Slow Lines TunnelRailway1,7071,867Midland Railway, now Midland Main Line/Thameslink1884
LondonBishopsgate TunnelRailway573627Great Eastern Railway, Down/Up Suburban Lines from/to Liverpool Street Station
LondonBlackwall Tunnel Road1,3501,476Built using tunnelling shields, one of the oldest road tunnels still in use, carries northbound traffic on the A1021897
LondonBlackwall Tunnel Road1,1741,284Newer bore, carries southbound traffic on the A1021967
LondonCamden Road TunnelsRailway288315Midland Railway. Down/Up Fast, Down/Up Slow, Down/Up Moorgate the latter is two tunnels of 205 and 66 yards1867
LondonCanal TunnelsRailway6886282 Bores: both bidirectional. Up Line 688y/628m, Down Line 723y/681m2016
LondonCanonbury TunnelRailway498545Great Northern Railway, Now single track freight line1874
LondonClapton TunnelRailway260284Great Eastern Railway1872
LondonCopenhagen TunnelsRailway543594Great Northern Railway. West tunnel Up & Down Slow, Central tunnel Up & Down Fast, East Tunnel disused since 19771877, 1850, 1886
LondonCrossrail Royal Oak to FarringdonRailway6,4006,999Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2020/2021
LondonCrossrail Limmo Peninsula to FarringdonRailway8,3009,077Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2020/2021
LondonCrossrail Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney GreenRailway2,7002,953Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2020/2021
LondonCrossrail Plumstead to North Woolwich Railway2,6002,843Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2020/2021
LondonCrossrail Limmo Peninsula to Victoria Dock portalRailway900984Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameterDue to open 2020/2021
LondonCrouch Hill TunnelRailway8290alias Crown Hill tunnel, Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway1868
LondonEast India Dock LinkRoad3503831993
LondonFore Street TunnelRoadA406 North Circular Road under Edmonton town centre, refurbished 20141998
LondonGas Works TunnelsRailway483528Great Northern Railway. West tunnel Slow Lines, Middle tunnel Fast Lines, East tunnel disused since 19771892, 1852, 1878
LondonGreenwich foot tunnelPedestrian406Runs beneath River Thames; being refurbished until 20141902
LondonHadley Wood North TunnelsRailway212232
LondonHadley Wood South TunnelsRailway351384
LondonIslington TunnelCanal878976On Regent's Canal1818
LondonMaida Hill TunnelCanal251272On Regent's Canal1816
LondonEyre's tunnelCanal4852On Regent's Canal1816
LondonBankside power station cooling water discharge tunnelRiver water3664003 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 sealed1952
LondonBattersea power station tunnelsElectricity cables, steam & hot water pipes3 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
LondonHackney Downs or Queen's Road TunnelRailway407445Great Eastern Railway1872
LondonHampstead Heath TunnelRailway1,0661,166Hampstead Junction Railway. Now North London Line1860
LondonHoe Street TunnelRailway6571Great Eastern Railway1870
LondonKingsway ExchangeTelephoneOriginally part of the Holborn deep shelter, it was used for telephone exchanges until closure in the 1990s due to asbestos1954
LondonKingsway tramway subwayTramwayConstructed using cut-and-cover method. Abandoned in 1952 with the rest of the tram network, now partially used as the Strand Underpass1906
LondonLimehouse Link tunnelRoad1,8001,969Constructed with cut-and-cover methods, carries the A12031993
LondonLondon Deep Level SheltersAir Raid Shelter370405Eight built in total1942
LondonHampstead TunnelRailway632694Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line1899
LondonHeathrow link roadRoadPart of the airport link road which tunnels from M4/A4 roads to terminals 1,2 and 31955
LondonHeathrow ARTRoad1,4201,553Links the airside roads at terminals 1,2 & 3 with the new terminal 5. Only open to vehicles with security clearance2005W., E.
LondonHeathrow Cargo TunnelRoad885968Links terminals 1,2 & 3 with terminal 41968
LondonKensal Green TunnelsRailway293320London and Birmingham Railway: Down/Up Fast, Down/Up Slow.London North Western Railway: Down/Up DC Electric constructed 19151837
LondonLondon Post Office RailwayRailway10,50011,483Narrow gauge railway built to transport mail between sorting offices. Now decommissioned but still kept in working order.1927
LondonLondon Tunnel 1Railway8,272Part of the High Speed 1 railway from Stratford to St Pancras2004
LondonLondon Tunnel 2Railway10,560Part of the High Speed 1 railway from Dagenham to Stratford2004
LondonPrimrose Hill Fast TunnelRailway1,0801,182London North Western Railway1879
LondonPrimrose Hill Slow TunnelRailway1,0701,170London and Birmingham Railway1837
LondonRotherhithe TunnelRoad1,4811,6191908
LondonSnow Hill tunnelRailway1866
LondonSt John's Wood TunnelRailway1,4691,606Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line1899
LondonSouth Hampstead TunnelRailway1,3281,452London North Western Railway. Up tunnel is 1,264 yards 1922
LondonSouth Harrow TunnelRailway187204Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line1905
LondonStoke Newington TunnelRailway5560Great Eastern Railway1872
LondonStrand UnderpassRoad365399Formed from the disused Kingsway Tramway Subway1964
LondonSydenham Hill Railway1,9582,141The tunnel was disliked by Queen Victoria, brick lining was made from clay extracted from the tunnel itself1863
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
LondonThames–Lea water main tunnelWater30,57733,440Water from the Thames at Sunbury to Chingford reservoirs1959
LondonTottenham North Curve Tunnel No.1Railway146160Midland Railway1883
LondonTottenham North Curve Tunnel No.2Railway6470Midland Railway1883
LondonTottenham North Curve Tunnel No.3Railway94103Midland Railway1883
LondonTower SubwayPedestrian411450Built 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 Slow1848
LondonWoolwich foot tunnelPedestrian545Under River Thames1912
MerseysideKingsway TunnelRoad2,4832,715Also called Wallasey Tunnel1971
MerseysideMersey RailwayRailway3,8204,180Length of tunnel under the river1886–1892
MerseysideQueensway TunnelRoad3,2373,5401934
MerseysideScholes TunnelRailway7380South of Thatto Heath1871
MerseysideVictoria Tunnel & Waterloo TunnelRailway3,2543,559The Victoria and Waterloo tunnels - and - form a single tunnel divided by an air shaft, and having different names on each side of the shaft1849
MerseysideWapping TunnelRailway2,0302,220Originally static steam engine haulage because of the steep gradient, then locomotive hauled. Closed on 15 May 19721829
MerseysideWilliamson TunnelsFolly3,0003,2811800–40
NorfolkAylsham Bypass TunnelRailway182On narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway1990
NorfolkCromer TunnelRailway611888
NorthamptonshireBlisworth TunnelCanal2,7943,056Grand Union Canal1805
NorthamptonshireBraunston TunnelCanal1,8872,064Grand Union Canal1796
NorthamptonshireCatesby TunnelRailway2,7402,997Great Central Railway1899
NorthamptonshireCorby TunnelRailway1,9201878
NorthamptonshireCrick TunnelCanal1,3971,5281814
NorthamptonshireHunsbury Hill TunnelRailway1,0531,1521881
NorthamptonshireKelmarsh TunnelRailway294322Was single bore, but doubled. Now pedestrian1859
NorthamptonshireKilsby TunnelRailway2,2182,4261838
NorthamptonshireOxendon TunnelRailway422462Was single bore, but doubled. Now pedestrian1859
NorthamptonshireStowe Hill tunnelRailway449491Single bore, twin tracks. West Coast Main Line1838
NorthumberlandHillhead TunnelRailway321351Single Bore, brick lined1887
NottinghamshireAnnesley TunnelRailway1,0011892
NottinghamshireBarnstone TunnelRailway981899
NottinghamshireAshwell TunnelRailway64701889
NottinghamshireDrakeholes TunnelCanal1541777
NottinghamshireMapperley TunnelRailway1,1321875
NottinghamshirePark TunnelHorsedrawn carriages
NottinghamshireRedhill Tunnel
NottinghamshireSherwood TunnelRailway4421889
NottinghamshireSherwood Rise TunnelRailway6621899
NottinghamshireSneinton TunnelRailway1281889
NottinghamshireStanton TunnelRailway1,330Railway Test Track, Stanton on the Wolds1879
NottinghamshireThorneywood TunnelRailway3734081889
NottinghamshireVictoria Street TunnelRailway266291Also known as Weekday Cross Tunnel1897
NottinghamshireWatnall TunnelRailway268
NottinghamshireMansfield Road TunnelRailway1,1891898
OxfordshireArdley TunnelRailway1,0561,155Great Western Railway, now Chiltern Main Line1910
OxfordshireBodleian Library TunnelLibrary
OxfordshireHorspath or Wheatley TunnelRailway479524Great Western Railway, closed 19631864
OxfordshireWolvercot TunnelRailway133145Buckinghamshire Railway1850
RutlandGlaston TunnelRailway1,8421878
RutlandManton TunnelRailway7491846
RutlandSeaton TunnelRailway2061878
RutlandWing TunnelRailway3531878
ShropshireKnowlesands TunnelRailway4044Severn Valley Railway1862
ShropshireOakengates TunnelRailway4304711849
SomersetChilcompton TunnelRailway64Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, north of - closed in 19661874
SomersetCombe Down TunnelRailway1,829Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, between Devonshire Tunnel and - closed in 19661874
SomersetDevonshire TunnelRailway447Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between and Combe Down Tunnel; Closed in 1966 now a cycle path1874
SomersetSomerton TunnelRailway1,053Built as part of the Langport and Castle Cary Railway. Part of the Berks and Hants Line between and 1906
SomersetWhite Ball TunnelRailway9901,092Bristol to Exeter line between and on Somerset–Devon border1844
SomersetWinsor Hill Down TunnelRailway239Brick-lined, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between and Rail service closed in 1966 and the tunnel was closed to walkers until the late 1990s1874
SomersetWinsor Hill Up TunnelRailway126Brick-lined, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between and Rail service closed in 1966 and the tunnel opened to walkers.1892
StaffordshireBirchall TunnelRailway69Disused since 1970, though plans are afoot to relay the line and reopen the tunnel1849
StaffordshireBradnop TunnelRailway36Churnet Valley Railway1905
StaffordshireCheddleton TunnelRailway486531Churnet Valley Railway1849
StaffordshireHarecastle Tunnel Canal2,880Closed in 1914 due to subsidence1777
StaffordshireHarecastle Tunnel Canal2,9261827
StaffordshireHarecastle railway tunnelRailway243On new diversion replacing three Victorian tunnels1965
StaffordshireLeek TunnelRailway472disused since 19641849
StaffordshireMeir TunnelRailway8141894
StaffordshireMeir TunnelRoad284Carries A501997
StaffordshireOakamoor TunnelRailway497disused since 1965, though plans are afoot to relay the line and reopen the tunnel1849
StaffordshireShugborough TunnelRailway7771847
StaffordshireStockton Brook TunnelRailway72disused since 1988, though plans are afoot re-open the line and tunnel1867
StaffordshireSwainsley TunnelRoad150164former railway tunnel on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway1904
SuffolkStoke TunnelRailway3611846
SurreyBetchworth TunnelRailway385South of Dorking station1867
SurreyBletchingley TunnelRailway1,3271842
SurreyHindhead TunnelRoad1,8302,001Part of the A3 bypassing Hindhead and the Devil's Punchbowl2011
SurreyLimpsfield TunnelRailway5511884
SurreyMerstham TunnelRailway1,8311841
SurreyMickleham TunnelRailway524Runs under the eastern side of Norbury Park between Leatherhead and Dorking1867
SurreyOxted TunnelRailway2,2611884
SurreyQuarry TunnelRailway2,1131899
SurreyRedhill TunnelRailway6491899
SurreyReigate TunnelHorsedrawn carriages91100Brick, length is approximate, said to be the first road tunnel1823
SurreySt Catherine's TunnelRailway132Built by the London and South Western Railway, runs under St Catherine's Hill south of Guildford, also known as the Guildford Sand Tunnel1849
SurreyStaines– Kempton aqueduct tunnelWater76408355River water from the Thames at Hythe End to Kempton Park water works1963
Tyne and WearTyne Cyclist and Pedestrian TunnelPedestrian2701951
Tyne and WearTyne Tunnel Road1833Carries northbound traffic on the A19, original tunnel1967
Tyne and WearTyne Tunnel RoadCarries southbound traffic on the A192011
Tyne and WearVictoria TunnelWagonway1842
WarwickshireFenny Compton TunnelCanal1,0002.75 metres wide with 4.87 metre passing places, opened out to a deep cutting 1838-18701776
WarwickshireHarbury TunnelRailway6470
WarwickshireShrewley TunnelCanal3964331799
WarwickshireNewbold TunnelCanal2501778
West MidlandsAnchor ExchangeTelephone
West MidlandsSnow Hill TunnelRailway5816351852
West MidlandsBlack Lake TunnelRailway412Closed 1972, but now reopen for light rail use
West MidlandsDudley TunnelCanal2,8843,1541792
West MidlandsDudley Railway TunnelRailway9481850
West MidlandsHockley Tunnel 1Railway136Closed 1972 but later reopened for light rail use
West MidlandsHockley Tunnel 2Railway160Closed 1972 but later reopened for light rail use
West MidlandsLapal TunnelCanal3,4703,795Disused since 19171798
West MidlandsNetherton Canal TunnelCanal2,7683,0271858
West MidlandsQueensway Road548600
West Midlands & WorcestershireWast Hills TunnelCanal2,726Wide enough to accommodate two narrow boats but there is no towpath1796
West SussexBalcombe tunnelRailway1,0361,1331841
West SussexClayton TunnelRailway2,0662,259
West SussexHaywards Heath TunnelRailway249
West SussexLywood TunnelRailway215Closed 19631883
West SussexMidhurst TunnelRailway276Closed 19641866
West SussexNorth Stoke TunnelRailway83
West SussexSharpthorne TunnelRailway731Closed 1965, reopened 19941882
West SussexSouthwick Hill TunnelRoad490536Twin-bore tunnel, part of A27 Brighton Bypass1996
WiltshireBox TunnelRailway2,9373,2121841
WiltshireBruce TunnelCanal459502Kennet and Avon Canal1809
WiltshireAlderton TunnelRailway506South Wales main line1903
Herefordshire & WorcestershireColwall Old TunnelRailway1,567Closed 19261861
Herefordshire & WorcestershireColwall New TunnelRailway1,567In service on the Cotswold Line1926
HerefordshireLedbury TunnelRailway1,318In service1861
HerefordshireDinmore TunnelRailway1,060In service on Welsh Marches Line, opened 1853 Up Line and 1891 Down Line1853, 1891
WorcestershireRedditch TunnelRailway300330Closed 1980s1868
Yorkshire – EastDrewton TunnelRailway2,114Hull & Barnsley, closed 19591885
Yorkshire – EastSugar Loaf TunnelRailway132Hull & Barnsley, closed 19591885
Yorkshire – EastWeedley TunnelRailway132Hull & Barnsley, closed 19591885
Yorkshire – NorthBurdale TunnelRailway1,7461853
Yorkshire – NorthBlea Moor TunnelRailway2,4042,629Settle–Carlisle line1876
Yorkshire – NorthGrosmont Horse TunnelRailway119130Whitby & Pickering Railway1835
Yorkshire – NorthProspect TunnelRailway754825In Crimple, Harrogate1848
Yorkshire – NorthFalsgrave TunnelRailway2601885
Yorkshire – NorthHaw Bank TunnelRailway2201888
Yorkshire – NorthKettleness TunnelRailway3081883
Yorkshire – NorthMossdale Head TunnelRailway108Closed tunnel on abandoned line between and 1878
Yorkshire – NorthRavenscar TunnelRailway279Also Peak Tunnel1885
Yorkshire – NorthSandsend TunnelRailway1,6521883
Yorkshire – NorthWoodsmith Mine TunnelMineral transport40,464Tunnel boring machinesDue 2021
Yorkshire – SouthBradway TunnelRailway1,8532,0271870
Yorkshire – SouthCat Hill TunnelRailway1541840
Yorkshire – SouthNorwood TunnelCanal2,6372,884Disused since 19071775
Yorkshire – SouthThurgoland Tunnel Railway315Down line from 1952 – Closed 19831845
Yorkshire – SouthThurgoland Tunnel Railway339Second single-track bore opened 1952 due to clearance problems on curves, closed 19831953
Derbyshire & Yorkshire – SouthWoodhead Tunnel 1Railway4,8405,293First of 3 tunnels1845
Derbyshire & Yorkshire – SouthWoodhead Tunnel 2Railway4,8405,293Second of 3 tunnels1853
Derbyshire & Yorkshire – SouthWoodhead Tunnel 3Railway4,8715,340Third tunnel built using electric trains. Currently used by National Grid1953
Yorkshire – WestBingley TunnelRailway138151Airedale Line1847
Yorkshire – WestBramhope TunnelRailway3,4393,761Harrogate Line1849
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 19711900
Yorkshire – WestGreenside TunnelRailway563616Located on the former Pudsey Loop line1893
Yorkshire – WestLees Moor TunnelRailway1,4021,5331884
Yorkshire – WestMorley TunnelRailway3,0813,3691848
Yorkshire – WestQueensbury TunnelRailway2,5012,287Closed in 1963 - proposal to re-open the tunnel as part of the Great Northern railway Trail1879
Yorkshire – WestSummit TunnelRailway2,6382,885Manchester and Leeds Railway1841
Yorkshire – WestThackley TunnelRailway1,2001,300Airedale Line1845
Yorkshire – WestVictoria Avenue TunnelRoad237258Carries A658 under the runway of Leeds Bradford International Airport 1982/3
Yorkshire – WestWell Heads TunnelRailway605662Former Great Northern Queensbury Lines1882

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