| Name | Location | Length in km | Year completed | Line |
| Gotthard Base Tunnel | Switzerland | &, 2 tubes | 2016 | new Gotthard railway |
| Seikan Tunnel | Japan | | 1988 | Kaikyo Line |
| Channel Tunnel | France/United Kingdom | , 3 tubes | 1994 | High Speed 1 / LGV Nord |
| Yulhyeon Tunnel | South Korea | | 2016 | Suseo–Pyeongtaek high-speed railway
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| Shanghai Airport Tunnel | China | 40.188 km | 2024 | Shanghai Airports Connection Rail Line |
| Songshan Lake Tunnel | China | , 2 tubes | 2016 | Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway |
| Shenzhen Hong Kong Tunnel | China /Hong Kong | , 2 tubes | 2018 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Link |
| Lötschberg Base Tunnel | Switzerland | &, 2 tubes | 2007 | Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun |
| Koralm Tunnel | Austria | | 2025 | Koralm Railway |
| New Guanjiao Tunnel | China | , 2 tubes | 2014 | Qinghai–Tibet Railway |
| Guadarrama Tunnel | Spain | &, 2 tubes | 2007 | Madrid–Asturias High-Speed Rail
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| Ping'an Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
| West Qinling Tunnel | China | , 2 tubes | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou railway |
| Taihang Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2007 | Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway |
| Hakkōda Tunnel | Japan | | 2010 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel | Japan | | 2002 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Musil Tunnel | South Korea | | 2021 | Jungang Line |
| Pajares Base Tunnel | Spain | , 2 tubes | 2023 | Madrid–Asturias High-Speed Railway
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| Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel | Austria | , partially 2 tubes | 2012 | Westbahn |
| South Lüliangshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2014 | Watang–Rizhao railway |
| Desheng Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
| Xiaoshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
| Taiwan railway underground tunnel in Taipei–Keelung Metropolitan Area | Taiwan | 22.672 km TRA & 21.508 km THSR | 2008 | Taiwan railway & Taiwan High Speed Rail |
| Middle Tianshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2014 | Turpan-Kuqa County Railway |
| Japan | | 2015 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| Daishimizu Tunnel | Japan | | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
| Qingyunshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
| Xiaoxiangling Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Daegwallyeong Tunnel | South Korea | | 2017 | Gyeonggang line |
| China | & | 2014 | Tangshan–Baotou railway |
| Lüliangshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2011 | Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan railway |
| Geumjeong Tunnel | South Korea | | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
| Dangjinshan Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Golmud–Dunhuang railway |
| Wushaoling Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2006 | Lanzhou - Ürümqi railway |
| Yuelongmeng Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
| Simplon Tunnel | Italy/Switzerland | | 1906/1922 | Genève/Basel - Brig - Novara/Milan |
| Blix Tunnel | Norway | | 2023 | Follo Line |
| Qamchiq Tunnel | Uzbekistan | | 2016 | Angren-Pap Railway |
| Muzhailing Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou railway |
| Vereina Tunnel | Switzerland | | 1999 | Klosters - Saglians |
| Xiaosanxia Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Xinhua Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Shin Kanmon | Japan | | 1975 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
| Vaglia | Italy | | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
| RER A Central Tunnel | France | | 1977 | RER A |
| Apennine Base Tunnel | Italy | | 1934 | Bologna - Florence |
| Qinling Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2002/2005 | Xi'an–Ankang railway |
| Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
| Dongming Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Hangzhou–Shaoxing–Taizhou intercity railway |
| Shilin Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
| South Taihangshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2014 | Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway |
| Xi'anling Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
| Yinpanshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2020 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Xuefengshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
| Xiangshan Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway |
| Xiuling Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Dali-Ruili railway |
| Gaoganshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
| Jixin Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Jiufengshan #2 Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
| Anding Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan railway |
| Wanhe Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan railway |
| Dagala Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
| Pingbu Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway |
| Yongshouliang Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2013 | Xi'an–Pingliang railway |
| New Wushaoling Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Lanzhou-Zhangye High Speed Railway |
| Huangyan Tunnel | China | | 2018 | Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway |
| Jiuwandashan #1 Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
| Liupanshan Tunnel | China | | 2015 | Tianshui–Pingliang Railway |
| Jiufengshan #1 Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
| Hadapu Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
| Xiangjiang Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway |
| Wushan Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Sangzhuling Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
| Liutongzhai Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
| Rokkô Tunnel | Japan | | 1972 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
| Solan Tunnel | South Korea | | 2012 | Yeongdong Line |
| Taiyueshan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Shanxi Central-South railway |
| Baoshan Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
| Austria | | 2012 | Neue Unterinntalbahn |
| Tianhuashan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
| Dabanshan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway |
| Xiangshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2012 | Longyan–Xiamen Railway |
| Erqingshan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Taiyuan-Xingxian Railway |
| Xinhua Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Austria | | 2012 | Neue Unterinntalbahn |
| Heishan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
| Guanshan Tunnel | China | | 2015 | Tianshui–Pingliang Railway |
| Daiyunshan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
| Jiuwandashan #4 Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
| Jiyi Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
| Furka Base | Switzerland | | 1982 | Andermatt - Brig |
| Ceneri Base Tunnel | Switzerland | | 2020 | new Gotthard Railway |
| Haruna | Japan | | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
| Jiulingshan Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
| Severomuyskiy | Russia | | 2001 | Baikal Amur Mainline |
| Monte Santomarco | Italy | | 1987 | Paola - Cosenza |
| Firenzuola | Italy | | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
| Changlong Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway |
| Ganzhuang Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Gorigamine Tunnel | Japan | | 1997 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| Liulangshan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Zhungeer-Shuozhou Railway |
| Laoanshan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
| Xiangluping Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Du'an Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
| Chicheng Tunnel | China | | 2015 | Tangshan–Baotou railway |
| Gotthard Rail Tunnel | Switzerland | | 1882 | Gotthardbahn Luzern/Zürich - Lugano - Milan |
| Zhujiashan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
| Maotianshan Tunnel | China | | 2011 | Baotou-Xi'an Railway |
| Nakayama | Japan | | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
| Daqinling Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
| Xinping Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Bibanpo Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
| Bijiashan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
| Yulong Snow Mountain Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Lijiang-Shangri-La Railway |
| El Sargento #4 | Peru | | 1975 | Tacna-Moquegua |
| Mount Macdonald Tunnel | Canada | | 1989 | Calgary - Revelstoke |
| Yanshan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Qianshiyan Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Ningbo-Jinhua Railway |
| Dapoling Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
| Wuyishan Tunnel | China | | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
| North Wuyishan Tunnel | China | | 2015 | Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Misaka Sasago Tunnel | Japan | | 1996 | Chuo Shinkansen |
| Lötschberg | Switzerland | | 1913 | Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun |
| Romeriksporten | Norway | | 1999 | Gardermobanen |
| Sandu Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Changleshan Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
| Hongshiyan Tunnel | China | | 2015 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
| Baokang Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Fajiushan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Shanxi Central-South Railway |
| Duoji Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Dazhongshan Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
| Tianchiping Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
| Taiping Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway |
| Dazhushan Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
| Fengshun Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Meizhou–Chaoshan railway |
| Dechang Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Dayaoshan Tunnel | China | | 1987 | Beijing - Guangzhou Railway |
| Binxian Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway |
| Baekwoon Tunnel | South Korea | | 2021 | Jungang line |
| Dajianshan Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Deli Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
| Aobaoliang Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Hohhot-Zhungeer-Erdos Railway |
| Jinguashan Tunnel | China | | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
| Liulang Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
| Yanmengguan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Datong–Xi'an HSR |
| Yuezhishan Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Linbaoshan Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Dali-Lincang Railway |
| Shiziyuan Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
| Tianpingshan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Tianping Tunnel | China | | 2018 | Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway |
| Maijishan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
| Qingyang Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway |
| Tongmashan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Wan'an Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Nanchang–Ganzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Hokuriku | Japan | | 1962 | Hokuriku Main Line |
| Anming Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
| Yesanguan Tunnel | China | &, 2 tubes | 2009 | Yichang–Wanzhou railway |
| Pupeng #1 Tunnel | China | | 2018 | Guangtong–Dali Railway |
| Meihuashan Tunnel | China | | 2015 | Ganzhou–Longyan Railway |
| Daiyunshan 1# Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Xingguo–Quanzhou railway |
| Baofengshan Tunnel | China | | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
| Funing Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
| Humaling Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
| North Tianshan Tunnel | China | | 2009 | Jinghe-Yining-Khorgos Railway |
| Marmaray | Turkey | | 2013 | Marmaray |
| Gongduding Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
| Laobishan Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Mengyang Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Wanggangshan Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Fréjus | Italy/France | | 1871 | Lyon - Turin |
| Shin-Shimizu Tunnel | Japan | | 1967 | Jōetsu Line |
| Hex River | South Africa | | 1989 | Pretoria - Cape Town |
| Savio Rail Tunnel | Finland | | 2008 | Kerava - Vuosaari |
| Fengjie Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Wanshoushan Tunnel | China | | 2013 | Chongqing–Lichuan railway |
| Xiao'an Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
| Jueshan Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Taiyuan-Jiaozuo Intercity Railway |
| Jiaozishan Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Daliangshan Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Datong-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway |
| Shanyang Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
| Tuoan Tunnel | China | | 2019 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Baiyunshan Tunnel | China | | 2023 | Chengdu-Zigong High-Speed Railway |
| Baoanyin #1 Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Wonhyo Tunnel | South Korea | | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
| Changhongling Tunnel | China | | 2013 | Chongqing-Lichuan Railway |
| Italy | | 1993 | Brenner Railway |
| Dabieshan Tunnel | China | | 2008 | Hefei–Wuhan railway |
| Badong Tunnel | China | | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
| Liaoxi Tunnel | China | | 2018 | Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway |
| Aerjin Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Golmud-Korla Railway |
| Xiuning Tunnel | China | | 2013 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
| Gangwu Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
| Songyang Tunnel | China | | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
| Dongjiang Tunnel | China | | 2016 | Guanzhou-Huizhou Intercity Railway |
| Furenshan Tunnel | China | | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
| Caponero-Capoverde | Italy | | 2001 | Genova-Ventimiglia |
| Xiapu Tunnel | China | | 2009 | Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway |
| Bayu Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
| Mengla Tunnel | China | | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
| Aki | Japan | | 1975 | Sanyo Shinkansen |