Severomuysky Tunnel

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Severomuysky Tunnel

Severomuysky Tunnel, Eastern Portal
Overview
Location	Buryatia, Russia
Coordinates	56°14′26″N 113°26′30″E / 56.24056°N 113.44167°E / 56.24056; 113.44167
Status	open
Route	BAM
Operation
Work begun	28 May 1977
Opened	12 May 2003
Technical
Length	15,343 m (50,338 ft)
No. of lanes	1
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge

The Severomuysky Tunnel (Russian: Северому́йский тонне́ль) is a railroad tunnel on the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM), in northwestern Buryatia, Russia. It is named after the Northern Muya Range it cuts through. The tunnel is 15.34 kilometres (9.53 mi) long, the longest in Russia (excluding metro lines).^[1]