Japan 2009 » 3-Seikan Tunnel Tour

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The train for the tunnel tour is about to leave now.	A view into the service tunnel at Tappi-Kaitei station.	Showcase for the tunnel construction, up to 70cm concrete has to withstand the pressure.	The drill cores have been collected for the full length of the tunnel.
Low end of the funicular.	Everyone on board, we're getting back up to the daylight.	Our car has reached the top station.	Even the funicular track is protected by a pressure lock.
A comparison of the Eurotunnel and the Seikan tunnel.	Depth profile of the tunnel and all side tunnels.	Cape Tappi, the most nothern point of Japan mainland.	So many Japanese people have offered to take a photo of me, so I couldn't say no :-).
Tappi lighthouse.	A short but windy excursion to another view point.	A nice surf but very low clouds.	Seikan Tunnel museum building.
Plate at the entrance to the tunnel museum.	Schematic view of the tunnel and side tunnels in the museum.	There are many more side tunnels one would not expect.	Probably the deepest public phone booth in Japan - at 140m below sea level.
Tappi-Kaitei has a sprinkler system if a train has caught fire.	This service tunnel continues for about 40km to Hokkaido, almost a marathon distance from here.	The left tunnel is the underpass to the other side of the main tunnel.	The main tunnel is not lighted as well as the service tunnels.
A freight train was passing by just in time when our guide brought us back here.	Typical train station sign as they can be found at all stations in Japan.	And a typical Japanese commemoration photo that I was there :-).	Returning to the tunnel platform.
Our crowd is getting back on the train which opens only a single door for safety reasons.	A very narrow platform in the tunnel.

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