List of tunnels in the United Kingdom
England

List of tunnels in the United Kingdom

Section Title: England
Table Section Text: None

County	Tunnel	Type	Length (Metres)	Length (Yards)	Construction method / Notes	Date of opening	Coordinates

Bedfordshire	Ampthill Tunnel	Railway	654	715	4 tracks in 2 bores	1859	52°02′01″N 0°30′48″W / 52.03361°N 0.51333°W

Bedfordshire	Linslade Tunnel	Railway	249	272	4 tracks in 3 bores	1837, 1859, 1876	51°55′32″N 0°40′34″W / 51.92544°N 0.67611°W

Bedfordshire	Old Warden Tunnel	Railway	807	883	Brick construction, Carried the Bedford to Hitchin line.	1853	52°05′18″N 0°22′33″W / 52.08835°N 0.37581°W

Bedfordshire	Wymington Tunnel	Railway	1,690	1,850	Also known as Sharnbrook Tunnel, allows freight trains to avoid the gradients over Sharnbrook summit (elevation 315 feet)	1859	52°15′06″N 0°34′58″W / 52.25166°N 0.58266°W

Bristol	Clifton Down Tunnel	Railway	1,601	1751	Part of the Clifton Extension Railway built jointly by the MR and GWR	1874	51°28′02″N 2°37′31″W / 51.46720°N 2.62531°W

Buckinghamshire	Brill Tunnel	Railway	175	191	Great Western Railway, now Chiltern Main Line	1910

Buckinghamshire	Saunderton Tunnel	Railway	76	83	Single track (southbound) on Chiltern Main Line. Allowed heavily-loaded coal trains from the Midlands to London to avoid the gradient over Saunderton summit	1901

Buckinghamshire	Whitehouse Tunnel	Railway	322	352	Chiltern Main Line	1905

Cambridgeshire	Wansford Tunnel	Railway	563	616	Now on preserved Nene Valley Railway	1847	52°33′55″N 0°23′58″W / 52.56518°N 0.39956°W

Cheshire	Disley Tunnel	Railway	3535	3865	Bored tunnel	1901	53°22′18″N 2°05′09″W / 53.37172°N 2.08576°W

Cheshire	Preston Brook Tunnel	Canal	1,133	1,239	1775

Cheshire	Prestbury Tunnel	Railway	250	273	Brick	1845	53°17′44″N 2°08′40″W / 53.29551°N 2.14447°W

Cheshire	Sutton Tunnel	Railway	1724	1885	See also Sutton Tunnel railway accident	1848	53°19′13″N 2°40′40″W / 53.32020°N 2.67790°W

Cornwall	Saltash Tunnel	Road	410	448	Carries the A38	1988	50°24′42″N 4°12′54″W / 50.41161°N 4.21496°W

Cornwall	Brownqueen Tunnel	Railway	80	88	1859	50°26′05″N 4°40′51″W / 50.43466°N 4.68092°W

Cornwall	Toldish Tunnel	Railway (for horse-drawn trams)	460	500	disused (closed 1874)	1849	50°24′11″N 4°55′31″W / 50.40311°N 4.92533°W

Cornwall	Trelill Tunnel	Railway	304	333	disused (closed 1966)	1895	50°34′08″N 4°45′46″W / 50.56886°N 4.76268°W

Cornwall	Shillingham Tunnel	Railway	412	451	aka Wivelscombe	1908	50°23′43″N 4°15′51″W / 50.39539°N 4.26427°W

Cornwall	Treverrin Tunnel	Railway	516	564	1859	50°22′58″N 4°40′34″W / 50.38281°N 4.67616°W

Cornwall	Polperrow Tunnel	Railway	348	381	1859	50°17′10″N 5°00′41″W / 50.28615°N 5.01136°W

Cornwall	Buckshead Tunnel	Railway	290	320	1859	50°16′46″N 5°02′27″W / 50.27936°N 5.04071°W

Cornwall	Sparnick Tunnel	Railway	449	491	1863	50°14′25″N 5°05′41″W / 50.24026°N 5.09462°W

Cornwall	Pinnock Tunnel	Railway, now converted to private road	1,073	1173	1874	50°21′05″N 4°39′44″W / 50.35125°N 4.66219°W

Cumbria	Whitehaven Tunnel	Railway	1,219	1333	Single track, bore widened 1958	1852	54°27′07″N 3°34′55″W / 54.45200°N 3.58200°W

Derbyshire	Alfreton Tunnel	Railway	770	840	1862	53°05′31″N 1°21′41″W / 53.09200°N 1.36136°W

Derbyshire	Ashbourne Tunnel	Railway (now a cycleway)	350	383	1899	53°00′57″N 1°44′05″W / 53.01571°N 1.73483°W

Derbyshire	Ashwood Dale Tunnel	Railway	91	100	1863	53°15′09″N 1°49′13″W / 53.25252°N 1.82034°W

Derbyshire	Barmoor Clough Tunnel	Railway	101	111	1863	53°18′57″N 1°53′49″W / 53.31590°N 1.89683°W

Derbyshire	Bolsover Tunnel	Railway	2,399	2624	Infilled with coal waste 1966-7	1897	53°13′00″N 1°16′36″W / 53.21662°N 1.27669°W

Derbyshire	Bradway Tunnel	Railway	1,853	2026	1870	53°19′02″N 1°29′53″W / 53.31721°N 1.49813°W

Derbyshire	Breadsall Tunnel (also Morley)	Railway	218	238	1878	52°57′21″N 1°24′32″W / 52.95597°N 1.40889°W

Derbyshire	Burbage Tunnel	Railway	530	580	1830	53°15′42″N 1°57′11″W / 53.26168°N 1.95300°W

Derbyshire	Butterley Tunnel	Canal (disused)	2,712	2966	1794	53°03′34″N 1°23′42″W / 53.05936°N 1.39487°W

Derbyshire	Chee Tor Tunnel (1)	Railway	390	430	1863	53°15′21″N 1°48′38″W / 53.25584°N 1.81063°W

Derbyshire	Chee Tor Tunnel (2)	Railway	86	94	1863	53°15′17″N 1°48′52″W / 53.25468°N 1.81452°W

Derbyshire	Clay Cross Tunnel	Railway	1,631	1784	Brick	1839	53°10′04″N 1°24′49″W / 53.16790°N 1.41363°W

Derbyshire	Cowburn Tunnel	Railway	3,385	3702	1892	53°21′07″N 1°52′00″W / 53.35200°N 1.86680°W

Derbyshire	Cressbrook Tunnel	Railway	431	471	1863	53°14′58″N 1°44′49″W / 53.24949°N 1.74688°W

Derbyshire	Dove Holes Tunnel	Railway (freight)	2,729	2984	Closed to passenger traffic in 1967	1865	53°18′11″N 1°53′19″W / 53.30293°N 1.88853°W

Derbyshire	Duckmanton Tunnel	Railway	458	501	Closed to passenger traffic in 1951, closed completely 1957, infilled 1970s	1897	53°13′44.2″N 1°22′1.3″W / 53.228944°N 1.367028°W

Derbyshire	Duffield Tunnel	Railway	48	52	1867

Derbyshire	Eaves Tunnel	Railway	394	431	1863

Derbyshire	Great Rocks Tunnel	Railway	147	161	1863

Derbyshire	Gregory Tunnel	Canal	69	76	1794

Derbyshire	Haddon Tunnel	Railway	967	1058	Constructed with cut and cover methods. Closed in 1967	1863	53°11′47″N 1°39′07″W / 53.19644°N 1.65207°W

Derbyshire	Hag Tunnel	Canal (disused)	85	93	1794

Derbyshire	Headstone Tunnel	Railway	487	533	1863

Derbyshire	High Tor Tunnel 1	Railway	294	321	1849

Derbyshire	High Tor Tunnel 1A	Railway	53	58	1849

Derbyshire	High Tor Tunnel 2	Railway	346	378	1849

Derbyshire	Holt Lane Tunnel	Railway	115	126	1849

Derbyshire	Hopton Tunnel	Railway	103	113	1830

Derbyshire	Hindlow Tunnel	Railway (now a cycleway)	470	514	1832

Derbyshire	Hollingwood Common Tunnel	Canal (disused)	2,820	3080	Coalmine canal joining with Chesterfield Canal	1777

Derbyshire	Lea Wood Tunnel	Railway	288	315	1849

Derbyshire	Litton Tunnel	Railway	472	516	1863	53°15′07″N 1°45′19″W / 53.25204°N 1.75534°W

Derbyshire	Mickleover Tunnel	Railway	424	464	1878

Derbyshire	Milford Tunnel	Railway	782	855	1839	53°00′06″N 1°29′12″W / 53.00177°N 1.48672°W

Derbyshire	Morley Tunnel	Railway	218	238	1878

Derbyshire	Newhaven Tunnel	Railway	47	51	1830

Derbyshire	New Mills Tunnel	Railway	112	123	1867

Derbyshire	Newtown Tunnel	Railway	82	90	1902

Derbyshire	Norwood Tunnel	Canal	2,637	2884	Collapsed 1907	1775	W. 53°19′57″N 1°17′21″W / 53.33253°N 1.28921°W C. 53°20′06″N 1°16′11″W / 53.33501°N 1.26971°W E. 53°20′15″N 1°15′01″W / 53.33744°N 1.25022°W

Derbyshire	Norwood End Tunnel No. 10	Railway	270	300	Parallel to Norwood Tunnel	1878

Derbyshire	Peak Forest Tunnel	Railway	27	29	1863

Derbyshire	Pic Tor Tunnel	Railway	175	191	1863

Derbyshire	Redhill Tunnel 1	Railway	141	154	1839

Derbyshire	Redhill Tunnel 2	Railway	160	170	1839

Derbyshire	Rowthorn Tunnel	Railway	849	929	closed 1930	1890

Derbyshire	Rusher Cutting Tunnel	Railway	111	121	1863

Derbyshire	Shirland Tunnel	Railway	173	189

Derbyshire	Spinkhill Tunnel	Railway	458	501	Closed 9 January 1967 and subsequently lifted	1897

Derbyshire	Stodhart Tunnel	Tramway	92	101	1796

Derbyshire	Toadmoor Tunnel	Railway	118	129	1839

Derbyshire - Yorkshire – South	Totley Tunnel	Railway	5,700	6230	1892

Derbyshire	Whatstandwell Tunnel	Railway	136	149	1849

Derbyshire	Whitwell Tunnel	Railway	497	544

Derbyshire	Willersley Tunnel	Railway	699	764	1849

Derbyshire	Wingfield Tunnel	Railway	239	261	1839

Derbyshire	Woodhead Tunnel	Railway	4,840	5293

Devon	Aller Tunnel	Railway	270	295	Built using 110 concrete bridge beams. Also carries the A380 road.	2014

Devon	Dainton Tunnel	Railway	266	291	1847

Devon	Devonport Leat Tunnel	Leat	500	547	1790s

Devon	Marley Tunnel	Railway	795	869

Devon	Parson's Tunnel	Railway	554	606	Well Known for the Legend of the Parson and Clerk.

Dorset	Beaminster Tunnel	Road (A3066)	105	115	Carries the A3066. Brick lined construction.	1832

Dorset	Buckhorn Weston Tunnel	Railway	678	742

Dorset	Bincombe Tunnel (North)	Railway	749	819

Dorset	Bincombe Tunnel (South)	Railway	44	48

Dorset	Evershot Tunnel	Railway	282	308

Dorset	Frampton Tunnel	Railway	595	651

Dorset	Middlebere Plateway Tunnels	Railway	Built in two stages	1807/1825

Dorset	Poundbury Tunnel	Railway	244	267

East Sussex	Cuilfail Tunnel	Road	430	470	1980

East Sussex	Argos Hill Tunnel	Railway	64	70	closed 1965	1880

East Sussex	Bopeep Tunnel	Railway	1,205	1318	1846

East Sussex	Crowborough Tunnel	Railway	935	1022	1868

East Sussex	Culver Tunnel	Railway	227	289	closed 1958	1882

East Sussex	Falmer Tunnel	Railway	450	490	1846

East Sussex	Hastings Tunnel	Railway	700	770	1846

East Sussex	Heathfield Tunnel	Railway	242	265	closed 1965 now cycleway/footpath	1880

East Sussex	Kingston Tunnel	Railway	98	107	1846

East Sussex	Lewes Tunnel	Railway	362	396	1847

East Sussex	Mayfield Tunnel	Railway	83	91	closed 1965 now infilled	1880

East Sussex	Mountfield Tunnel	Railway	481	526	Reduced from double track to single track in the 1970s	1851

East Sussex	Mount Pleasant Tunnel	Railway	131	143	1851

East Sussex	Patcham Tunnel	Railway	446	488	1841

East Sussex	Wadhurst Tunnel	Railway	1,102	1205	Originally built for double track but reduced to single track in 1985	1851

Essex	Audley End Tunnel	Railway	417	456	Two track	1845

Essex	Dartford Tunnel	Road	1436	1570	1963

Essex	Dartford Cable Tunnel	Electricity cables	Upriver from Dartford Road Tunnels, carrying 400kV cables	2004

Essex	Bell Common Tunnel	Road	470	514	Cut and Cover on the M25 motorway	1984

Essex	Littlebury Tunnel	Railway	372	407	Two tracks, south portal is listed Grade 2	1845

Essex	Maldon West Tunnel	Railway	60	66	Closed 1939, now filled-in	1888

Essex	Stansted Airport Tunnel	Railway	1778	1944	Single Track	1991

Gloucestershire	Chipping Sodbury Tunnel	Railway	4064	4444

Gloucestershire	Patchway old tunnel	Railway	1140	1246	In use for Westbound trains

Gloucestershire	Patchway new tunnel	Railway	1609	1760	In use for Eastbound trains	1886

Gloucestershire	Sapperton Canal Tunnel	Canal	1,873	2048	1789

Gloucestershire	Larger Sapperton railway tunnel	Railway	1,704	1864	Consists two tunnels. Tunnels are on the Golden Valley Line from Stroud to Swindon

Gloucestershire	Smaller Sapperton railway tunnel	Railway	323	353	Consists two tunnels. Tunnels are on the Golden Valley Line from Stroud to Swindon

Gloucestershire - Monmouthshire	Severn tunnel (1810)	tramroad	126	138	Abandoned uncompleted in 1812 after flooding	51°47′16″N 2°26′46″W / 51.78770°N 2.44598°W

Gloucestershire	Severn Tunnel	Railway	7012	7668	1886

Gloucestershire	Micheldean Tunnel	Railway	715	782	portals bricked up

Greater Manchester	Clifton Hall Tunnel	Railway	1,187	1298	1850

Greater Manchester	Disley Tunnel	Railway	3535	3866	1902

Greater Manchester	Farnworth Tunnel	Railway	270	295	Built around 1832 by the Manchester and Bolton Railway	1832

Greater Manchester	Guardian Exchange	Telephone	1300	1422	Concrete and brick	1954

Greater Manchester	Standedge Tunnels	Canal	5029	5500	Disused 1945; reopened 2001. Longest and highest canal tunnel in UK. Eastern portal located in West Yorkshire	1811

Greater Manchester	Summit Tunnel	Railway	2638	2885	1841

Hampshire	Fareham Tunnel No. 1	Railway	134	147	Also known as Funtley No.1; also include M27 bridge

Hampshire	Fareham Tunnel No. 2	Railway	506	553	Also known as Funtley No.2

Hampshire	Greywell Tunnel	Canal	1125	1230	Brick construction

Hampshire	Micheldever Tunnel	Railway	181	198	Also known as Litchfield Tunnel	1840

Hampshire	Midhurst Tunnel	Railway	252	276

Hampshire	Popham No 1 Tunnel	Railway	242	265

Hampshire	Popham No 2 Tunnel	Railway	182	199

Hampshire	Privett Tunnel	Railway	967	1058	Closed 1955	1903

Hampshire	Southampton Civic Centre Tunnel	Railway	483	528	Allows the South Western Main Line to pass under the Civic Centre in Southampton	1847

Hampshire	Wallers' Ash Tunnel	Railway	458	501

Hampshire	Winchester Tunnel (also St Giles or Chesil)	Railway	422	461

Hertfordshire & London	Elstree to St John's Wood cable tunnel	Electricity cables	19800	21653	3 metres diameter, forced air cooling, 7 ventilation shafts, carries one 400kV circuit, provision for second circuit, battery powered overhead monorail system for access	2005

Hertfordshire	Hatfield Tunnel	Road	1147	1531	Cut and Cover A1 motorway between J3 and J4	1/12/1986

Hertfordshire	Holmesdale Tunnel	Road	600	656	Cut and Cover M25 motorway between J25 and J26	1984

Hertfordshire	Northchurch Tunnels	Railway	319	349	Bores: Down and Up fast (twin), Down slow (single), Up slow (single)	1838

Hertfordshire	Ponsbourne Tunnel	Railway	2,454	2684	Part of the Hertford Loop Line, it was the last tunnel constructed using traditional means	1918

Hertfordshire	Potters Bar Tunnel	Railway	1110	1214	Bores: Down slow & fast / Up slow & fast	1849	51°41′07″N 0°11′06″W / 51.6854°N 0.1849°W

Hertfordshire	Welwyn North Tunnel	Railway	956	1046	Welwyn North tunnel was the scene of a major accident in 1866 – three freight trains collided and burned	1850

Hertfordshire	Welwyn South Tunnel	Railway	408	446	1850

Hertfordshire	Weston Hills Tunnel	Road	230	250 yd	Cut and Cover	2006

Isle of Wight	Ryde Tunnel	Railway	358	391

Isle of Wight	Ventnor Tunnel	Railway	1,201	1313	Closed 1966	1866

Kent	Channel Tunnel	Railway	50,470	55195	31 miles 635 yd (Comprised approximately 50% each side of the International British/French boundary).	1994

Kent	Dartford Tunnel	Road	1436	1570	1963, 1980

Kent	Medway Tunnel	Road	240	260	For A289 road	1996

Kent	Royal Harbour Tunnel	Road	800	875

Kent	Roundhill Tunnel	Road	380	416	For A20 road	2001

Kent	Abbotscliffe Tunnel South Eastern Main Line	Railway	1800	1969	Twin track (i.e. single bore).	1844

Kent	Badgers Oak Tunnel	Railway	163	178	closed 1961	1893

Kent	Bourne Park Tunnel	Railway	370	400	Used to hide a giant railway borne artillery piece in World War Two. Closed 16 June 1947.	1887

Kent	Charlton Tunnel	Railway	138	154

Kent	Chatham Tunnel	Railway	272	297	Twin track (i.e. single bore)

Kent	Chelsfield Tunnel	Railway	545	597	Single Bore/Twin track	1868	51°20′55″N 0°07′04″E / 51.3487°N 0.1178°E

Kent	Dover Harbour Tunnel	Railway	625	684	1861

Kent	Edenbridge Tunnel	Railway	180	197	1888

Kent	Eynsford Tunnel	Railway	757	828	1862

Kent	Fort Pitt Tunnel	Railway	391	428	Twin track (i.e. single bore)

Kent	Golgotha Tunnel	Railway	436	477	Single track but partly constructed for double track	1911

Kent	Greenhithe Tunnel	Railway	228	253	1849

Kent	Grove Tunnel Cuckoo Line / Wealden Line	Railway	Closed on 6 July 1985 with the rest of the Tunbridge Wells West branch, but was not reopened when Spa Valley Railway reopened much of the line.

Kent	Grove Hill Tunnel	Railway	262	287	1851

Kent	Guston Tunnel	Railway	1287	1408	1881

Kent	Hayne Tunnel	Railway	86	94	closed 1951- since closure has been flooded	1874

Kent	Higham and Strood tunnel	Railway	3595	3931	It was built between 1819 and 1824 for the Thames and Medway Canal. A single track railway was laid on the tow-path in 1845, and was soon doubled by infilling the canal.	1824

Kent	Horsmonden Tunnel	Railway	79	86	closed 1961	1892

Kent	Little Browns Tunnel	Railway	111	121	1888

Kent	Lydden Tunnel	Railway	2166	2369	1861

Kent	Mark Beech Tunnel	Railway	1226	1341	1888

Kent	Martello Tunnel	Railway	500	547	Twin track (i.e. single bore).	1844

Kent	North Downs Tunnel High Speed 1	Railway	3200	3500	Under Blue Bell Hill, this line is to the UIC GB gauge (i.e. height) rather than the smaller gauges of other, older British railway lines.

Kent	Polhill Tunnel	Railway	2387	2610	Single bore / Twin track	1868	51°19′30″N 0°09′45″E / 51.3250°N 0.1626°E

Kent	Priory Tunnel	Railway	142	155	1861

Kent	Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel	Railway	1,028	1124	closed 1926	1863

Kent	Saltwood Tunnel	Railway	872	954	1843

Kent	Sandling Tunnel	Railway	91	99	1843

Kent	Sevenoaks Tunnel	Railway	3156	3520	Single bore / Twin track	1868

Kent	Shakespeare Tunnel	Railway	1260	1387	Two individual single bore tunnels.	1844

Kent	Shepherd's Well Tunnel	Railway	2138	2376

Kent	Somerhill Tunnel	Railway	370	410	Originally double track but reduced to single track in 1985 for standard width stock.	1845

Kent	Strawberry Hill Tunnel	Railway	262	286	Originally built for double track reduced to single track in 1985	1851

Kent	Tyler Hill Tunnel	Railway	757	828	Underneath the main site of the University of Kent, Canterbury. The line was closed 1953, and part of the tunnel collapsed in July 1974	1830

Kent	Week Street Tunnel	Railway	90	98	Twin track	1884

Kent	Wells Tunnel	Railway	753	823	Twin track	1846

Kent	Wheeler Street Tunnel	Railway	327	358	Twin track	1884

Lancashire	Blackburn Tunnel	Railway	398	435

Lancashire	Foulridge Tunnel	Canal	1,487	1626

Lancashire	Gannow Tunnel	Canal	509	557

Lancashire	Gisburn Tunnel	Railway	144	157

Lancashire	Haslingden (North Hag) Tunnel	Railway	134	146	Closed in 1966	1848

Lancashire	Holme Tunnel	Railway	242	265

Lancashire	Melling Tunnel	Railway	1,120	1230

Lancashire	Rishton Tunnel	Railway	62	68

Lancashire	Sough Tunnel	Railway	1,843	2015

Lancashire	Upholland Tunnel	Railway	877	959

Lancashire	Wilpshire Tunnel	Railway	297	325

Lancashire	Thrutch Tunnel	Railway	541	592	1 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 1966	1880	53°41′29″N 2°14′55″W / 53.691300°N 2.248735°W

Lancashire	Newchurch No.1 Tunnel	Railway	148	162	1 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 1966	1852	53°41′29″N 2°14′55″W / 53.691400°N 2.248659°W

Lancashire	Newchurch No.2 Tunnel	Railway	270	290	1 track top section brick lined lower section stone, closed 1966	1852	53°41′26″N 2°14′42″W / 53.690653°N 2.244961°W

Leicestershire	Ashby de la Zouch Tunnel	Railway	282	308	Also known as Old Parks or Ashby Tunnel

Leicestershire	Clawson Tunnel	Railway	763	834	Also known as Hose Tunnel

Leicestershire	Husbands Bosworth Tunnel	Canal	1066	1166	1813

Leicestershire	Saddington Tunnel	Canal	805	880	1797

Leicestershire	Glenfield Tunnel	Railway	1,633	1786	Closed 1966.	1832

Lincolnshire	Kirton-in-Lindsey	Railway	1200	1312

Lincolnshire	Stamford Tunnel	Railway	312	341

Lincolnshire	Stoke Tunnel	Railway	800	880

London	Northern line (Morden to East Finchley via Bank)	Railway	27,800	30402	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1886 and 1939	1890-1939

London	Piccadilly line (Bounds Green to Barons Court)	Railway	19,610	21446	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 1932	1906–32

London	Piccadilly line (Hounslow Central to Heathrow Terminal 5)	Railway	8,760	9580	Deep Level tunnel beyond Hatton Cross	1975-2008

London	Victoria line (Brixton to Walthamstow Central)	Railway	22,040	24103	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1962 and 1972	1968–72

London	Central line (Stratford to White City)	Railway	17,390	19018	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1896 and 1940	1900–46

London	Northern line (Kennington to Golders Green via Charing Cross)	Railway	11,940	13058	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1902 and 1926	1907–26

London	Bakerloo line (Elephant & Castle to Queen's Park)	Railway	10,900	11920	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1898 and 1915	1906–15

London	Waterloo & City line (Waterloo to Bank)	Railway	2,226	2434	Deep level 'tube' lines constructed between 1894 and 1898	1898

London	Barnet Tunnel	Railway	553	607	3 Bores: Down slow / Centre / Up Slow	1849	51°37′46″N 0°09′30″W / 51.6295°N 0.1582°W

London	Belsize Fast Lines Tunnel	Railway	1619	1771	Midland Railway, now Midland Main Line	1868

London	Belsize Slow Lines Tunnel	Railway	1707	1867	Midland Railway, now Midland Main Line/Thameslink	1884

London	Bishopsgate Tunnel	Railway	573	627	Great Eastern Railway. Down/Up Suburban Lines from/to Liverpool Street Station

London	Blackwall Tunnel (Eastern bore)	Road	1,174	1284	1967

London	Blackwall Tunnel (Western bore)	Road	1,350	1476	Built using tunnelling shields.	1897

London	Camden Road Tunnels	Railway	288	315	Midland Railway. Down/Up Fast, Down/Up Slow, Down/Up Moorgate the latter is two tunnels of 205 and 66 yards	1867

London	Canal Tunnels	Railway	688	628	2 Bores: both bidirectional. Up Line 688y/628m, Down Line 723y/681m	2016	51°32′24″N 0°07′25″W / 51.5400°N 0.1236°W

London	Canonbury Tunnel	Railway	498	545	Great Northern Railway. Now single track freight line	1874

London	Clapton Tunnel	Railway	260	284	Great Eastern Railway	1872

London	Copenhagen Tunnels	Railway	543	594	Great Northern Railway. West tunnel Up & Down Slow, Central tunnel Up & Down Fast, East Tunnel disused since 1977	1877, 1850, 1886

London	Crossrail Royal Oak to Farringdon	Railway	6,400	6999	Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameter	Due to open 2017

London	Crossrail Limmo Peninsula to Farringdon	Railway	8,300	9077	Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameter	Due to open 2017

London	Crossrail Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney Green	Railway	2,700	2953	Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameter	Due to open 2017

London	Crossrail Plumstead to North Woolwich (Thames tunnel section)	Railway	2600	2843	Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameter	Due to open 2017

London	Crossrail Limmo Peninsula (Royal Docks) to Victoria Dock portal	Railway	900	984	Twin tunnels 6.2m in diameter	Due to open 2017

London	Crouch Hill Tunnel	Railway	82	90	alias Crown Hill tunnel, Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway	1868

London	East India Dock Link	Road	350	383	1993

London	Fore Street tunnel	Road	A406 North Circular Road under Edmonton town centre. Refurbished 2014.	1998

London	Gas Works Tunnels	Railway	483	528	Great Northern Railway. West tunnel Slow Lines, Middle tunnel Fast Lines, East tunnel disused since 1977	1892, 1852, 1878

London	Greenwich foot tunnel	Pedestrian	371	406	Runs beneath River Thames; being refurbished until 2014	1902

London	Hadley Wood North Tunnels	Railway	212	232

London	Hadley Wood South Tunnels	Railway	351	384

London	Islington Tunnel, Regent's Canal	Canal	878	976	1818

London	Maida Hill Tunnel, Regent's Canal	Canal	251	272	1816

London	Eyre's tunnel, Regent's Canal	Canal	48	52	1816

London	Bankside power station cooling water discharge tunnel	River water	366	400	3 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 sealed	1952

London	Battersea power station tunnels	Electricity cables, steam & hot water pipes	3 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

London	Hackney Downs or Queen's Road Tunnel	Railway	407	445	Great Eastern Railway	1872

London	Hampstead Heath Tunnel	Railway	1066	1166	Hampstead Junction Railway. Now North London Line	1860

London	Hoe Street Tunnel	Railway	65	71	Great Eastern Railway	1870

London	Kingsway Exchange	Telephone (disused)	Originally part of the Holborn deep shelter, it was used for telephone exchanges until closure in the 1990s due to asbestos	1954

London	Kingsway tramway subway	Tramway (disused)	Constructed using 'cut and cover' method. Abandoned in 1952 with the rest of the tram network, and now partially used as the Strand Underpass	1906

London	Limehouse Link tunnel	Road	1800	1969	Constructed with cut and cover methods. Used by the A1203	1993

London	London Deep Level Shelters	Air Raid Shelter	370	405	Eight built in total	1942

London	Hampstead Tunnel	Railway	632	694	Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line	1899

London	Heathrow link road	Road	Part of the airport link road which tunnels from M4/A4 roads to terminals 1,2 and 3	1955

London	Heathrow ART	Road	1420	1553	Links the airside roads at terminals 1,2 & 3 with the new terminal 5. Only open to vehicles with security clearance	2005	W. 51°28′06″N 0°29′26″W / 51.46834°N 0.49059°W E. 51°28′10″N 0°27′18″W / 51.46954°N 0.45507°W

London	Heathrow Cargo Tunnel	Road	885	968	Links terminals 1,2 & 3 with terminal 4	1968	51°27′51″N 0°27′20″W / 51.46426°N 0.45555°W

London	Kensal GreenTunnels	Railway	293	320	London and Birmingham Railway: Down/Up Fast, Down/Up Slow.London North Western Railway: Down/Up DC Electric constructed 1915	1837

London	London Post Office Railway	Railway (decommissioned)	10,500	11483	Narrow gauge railway built to transport mail between sorting offices. Now decommissioned but still kept in working order.	1927

London	Primrose Hill Fast Tunnel	Railway	1080	1182	London North Western Railway	1879

London	Primrose Hill Slow Tunnel	Railway	1070	1170	London and Birmingham Railway	1837

London	Rotherhithe Tunnel	Road	1481	1619	1908

London	Snow Hill tunnel	Railway	1866

London	St John's Wood Tunnel	Railway	1469	1606	Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line	1899

London	South Hampstead Tunnel	Railway	1328	1452	London North Western Railway. Up tunnel is 1264 yards (1156 m)	1922

London	South Harrow Tunnel	Railway	187	204	Great Central Railway, now Chiltern Main Line	1905

London	Stoke Newington Tunnel	Railway	55	60	Great Eastern Railway	1872

London	Strand Underpass	Road	365	399	Formed from the disused Kingsway Tramway Subway	1964

London	Sydenham Hill (also Penge)	Railway	1958	2141	The tunnel was disliked by Queen Victoria. The brick lining was made from the clay extracted from the tunnel itself.	1863

London	Thames Tunnel	Railway	396	433	Built 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 Overground	1843

London	Tottenham North Curve Tunnel No.1	Railway	146	160	Midland Railway	1883

London	Tottenham North Curve Tunnel No.2	Railway	64	70	Midland Railway	1883

London	Tottenham North Curve Tunnel No.3	Railway	94	103	Midland Railway	1883

London	Tower Subway	Pedestrian (disused)	411	450	Built using Tunnelling shields. Closed in 1898 due to the opening of the Tower Bridge.	1870

London	Wood Green Tunnel	Railway	645	705	3 Bores: Down slow / Centre / Up Slow	1848	51°36′18″N 0°08′02″W / 51.6050°N 0.1340°W

London	Woolwich Foot Tunnel	Pedestrian	495	550	1912

Merseyside	Kingsway Tunnel	Road	2483	2715	Also called Wallasey Tunnel	1971

Merseyside	Mersey Railway	Railway	3820	4180	Length of tunnel under the river.	1886–1892

Merseyside	Queensway Tunnel	Road	3237	3540	1934

Merseyside	Scholes Tunnel	Railway	73	80	South of Thatto Heath	1871

Merseyside	Victoria Tunnel & Waterloo Tunnel	Railway	3254	3559	The Victoria and Waterloo tunnels - 2,475 metres (2,707 yd) and 862 metres (943 yd) - form a single tunnel divided by an air shaft, and having different names on each side of the shaft.	1849

Merseyside	Wapping Tunnel	Railway	2030	2220	Originally static steam engine haulage because of the steep gradient, then locomotive hauled. Closed on 15 May 1972	1829

Merseyside	Williamson Tunnels	Folly	3000	3281	1800–40

Norfolk	Aylsham Bypass Tunnel	Railway	166	182	On narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway	1990

Norfolk	Cromer Tunnel	Railway	56	61	1888

Northamptonshire	Blisworth Tunnel	Canal	2794	3056	Grand Union Canal	1805

Northamptonshire	Braunston Tunnel	Canal	1887	2064	Grand Union Canal	1796

Northamptonshire	Catesby Tunnel	Railway	2740	2997	Great Central Railway	1899

Northamptonshire	Corby Tunnel	Railway	1,760	1920	1878

Northamptonshire	Crick Tunnel	Canal	1397	1528	1814

Northamptonshire	Hunsbury Hill Tunnel	Railway	1053	1152	1881

Northamptonshire	Kelmarsh Tunnel	Railway	294	322	Was single bore, but doubled. Now pedestrian	1859

Northamptonshire	Kilsby Tunnel	Railway	2218	2426	1838

Northamptonshire	Oxendon Tunnel	Railway	422	462	Was single bore, but doubled. Now pedestrian	1859

Northamptonshire	Stowe Hill tunnel	Railway	449	491	Single bore, twin tracks. West coast main line	1838

Northumberland	Hillhead Tunnel	Railway	321	351	Single Bore, brick lined.	1887	55°23′32″N 1°49′56″W / 55.39217°N 1.83236°W

Nottinghamshire	Annesley Tunnel	Railway	915	1001	1892

Nottinghamshire	Barnstone Tunnel	Railway	90	98	1899

Nottinghamshire	Ashwell Tunnel	Railway	64	70	1889

Nottinghamshire	Drakeholes Tunnel	Canal	141	154	1777

Nottinghamshire	Mapperley Tunnel	Railway	1,035	1132	1875

Nottinghamshire	Park Tunnel	Horsedrawn carriages

Nottinghamshire	Redhill Tunnel

Nottinghamshire	Sherwood Tunnel	Railway	404	442	1889

Nottinghamshire	Sherwood Rise Tunnel	Railway	605	662	1899

Nottinghamshire	Sneinton Tunnel	Railway	117	128	1889

Nottinghamshire	Stanton Tunnel, Railway Test Track, Stanton on the Wolds	Railway	1,220	1330	1879

Nottinghamshire	Thorneywood Tunnel	Railway	373	408	1889

Nottinghamshire	Victoria Street Tunnel also known as Weekday Cross Tunnel	Railway	266	291	1897

Nottinghamshire	Watnall Tunnel	Railway	245	268

Nottinghamshire	Mansfield Road Tunnel	Railway	1,087	1189	1898

Oxfordshire	ArdleyTunnel	Railway	1056	1155	Great Western Railway, now Chiltern Main Line	1910

Oxfordshire	Bodleian Library Tunnel	Library

Oxfordshire	Horspath or Wheatley Tunnel	Railway	479	524	Great Western Railway, closed 1963	1864

Oxfordshire	Wolvercot Tunnel	Railway	133	145	Buckinghamshire Railway	1850

Rutland	Glaston Tunnel	Railway	1,684	1842	1878

Rutland	Manton Tunnel	Railway	685	749	1846

Rutland	Seaton Tunnel	Railway	188	206	1878

Rutland	Wing Tunnel	Railway	323	353	1878

Shropshire	Knowlesands Tunnel	Railway	40	44	Severn Valley Railway	1862

Shropshire	Oakengates Tunnel	Railway	430	471	1849

Somerset	Chilcompton Tunnel	Railway	59	64	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, north of Chilcompton- closed in 1966	1874

Somerset	Combe Down Tunnel	Railway	1,672	1829	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, between Devonshire Tunnel and Midford- closed in 1966	1874

Somerset	Devonshire Tunnel	Railway	409	447	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Bath Green Park and Combe Down Tunnel; Closed in 1966 now a cycle path	1874

Somerset	Somerton Tunnel	Railway	963	1053	Built as part of the Langport and Castle Cary Railway. Part of the Berks and Hants Line between Taunton and Castle Cary	1906	51°02′36″N 2°45′27″W / 51.04344°N 2.75761°W

Somerset	White Ball Tunnel	Railway	990	1092	Bristol to Exeter line between Taunton and Tiverton Junction on Somerset–Devon border	1844

Somerset	Winsor Hill Down Tunnel	Railway	219	239	Brick-lined Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Masbury and Shepton Mallet Rail service closed in 1966 and the tunnel was closed to walkers until the late 1990s.	1874

Somerset	Winsor Hill Up Tunnel	Railway	115	126	Brick-lined Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Masbury and Shepton Mallet Rail service closed in 1966 and the tunnel opened to walkers.	1892

Staffordshire	Birchall Tunnel	Railway	63	69	disused since 1970, though plans are afoot to relay the line and reopen the tunnel	1849

Staffordshire	Bradnop Tunnel	Railway	33	36	Churnet Valley Railway	1905

Staffordshire	Cheddleton Tunnel	Railway	486	531	Churnet Valley Railway	1849

Staffordshire	Harecastle Tunnel(Brindley)	Canal	2,630	2880	Closed in 1914 due to subsidence	1777

Staffordshire	Harecastle Tunnel(Telford)	Canal	2,676	2926	1827

Staffordshire	Harecastle railway tunnel	Railway	200	243	On new diversion replacing three Victorian tunnels	1965

Staffordshire	Leek Tunnel	Railway	432	472	disused since 1964	1849

Staffordshire	Meir Tunnel	Railway	744	814	1894

Staffordshire	Meir Tunnel	Road	260	284	On A50 road	1997

Staffordshire	Oakamoor Tunnel	Railway	454	497	disused since 1965, though plans are afoot to relay the line and reopen the tunnel	1849

Staffordshire	Shugborough Tunnel	Railway	710	777	1847

Staffordshire	Stockton Brook Tunnel	Railway	66	72	disused since 1988, though plans are afoot re-open the line and tunnel	1867

Staffordshire	Swainsley Tunnel	Road	150	164	former railway tunnel on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway	1904

Suffolk	Stoke Tunnel	Railway	330	361	1846

Surrey	Betchworth Tunnel	Railway	352	385	South of Dorking station.	1867

Surrey	Bletchingley Tunnel	Railway	1,213	1327	1842

Surrey	Hindhead Tunnel	Road	1830	2001	Part of the A3	2011

Surrey	Limpsfield Tunnel	Railway	504	551	1884

Surrey	Merstham Tunnel	Railway	1,674	1831	1841

Surrey	Mickleham Tunnel	Railway	479	524	Runs under the eastern side of Norbury Park between Leatherhead and Dorking.	1867

Surrey	Oxted Tunnel	Railway	2,067	2261	1884

Surrey	Quarry Tunnel	Railway	1,932	2113	1899

Surrey	Redhill Tunnel	Railway	593	649	1899

Surrey	Reigate Tunnel	Horsedrawn carriages	91	100	Brick. Length is approximate. Said to be the first road tunnel.	1823

Surrey	St Catherine's Tunnel	Railway	121	132	Built by the London and South Western Railway. Runs under St Catherine's Hill south of Guildford.	1849

Tyne and Wear	Tyne Tunnel	Road	1,676	1833	Also pedestrian tunnel	1967

Tyne and Wear	Victoria Tunnel	Wagonway	1842

Warwickshire	Fenny Compton Tunnel	Canal	1,000	2.75 metres wide with 4.87 metre passing places, opened out to a deep cutting 1838-1870	1776

Warwickshire	Harbury Tunnel	Railway	64	70

Warwickshire	Shrewley Tunnel	Canal	396	433	1799

Warwickshire	Newbold Tunnel	Canal	250	1778

West Midlands	Anchor Exchange	Telephone	52°28′58″N 1°54′15″W / 52.4829°N 1.9042°W

West Midlands	Snow Hill Tunnel	Railway	581	635	1852	52°28′51″N 1°53′46″W / 52.48095°N 1.89615°W

West Midlands	Black Lake Tunnel	Railway	377	412	Closed 1972, but now reopen for light rail use	?

West Midlands	Dudley Tunnel	Canal	2884	3154	1792	52°31′03″N 2°05′12″W / 52.517544°N 2.086741°W

West Midlands	Dudley Railway Tunnel	Railway	867	948	1850	52°30′30″N 2°04′43″W / 52.508392°N 2.078701°W

West Midlands	Hockley Tunnel 1	Railway	124	136	Closed 1972 but later reopened for light rail use	?

West Midlands	Hockley Tunnel 2	Railway	150	160	Closed 1972 but later reopened for light rail use	?

West Midlands	Lapal Tunnel	Canal	3470	3795	Disused since 1917	1798	52°26′42″N 2°00′06″W / 52.4450°N 2.0017°W

West Midlands	Netherton Canal Tunnel	Canal	2768	3027	1858	52°30′16″N 2°03′34″W / 52.50435°N 2.05932°W

West Midlands	Queensway (Birmingham)	Road	548	600	52°28′59″N 1°54′09″W / 52.4830°N 1.9026°W

West Sussex	Balcombe tunnel	Railway	1036	1133	1841

West Sussex	Clayton Tunnel	Railway	2066	2259

West Sussex	Haywards Heath Tunnel	Railway	228	249

West Sussex	Lywood Tunnel	Railway	197	215	closed 1963	1883

West Sussex	Midhurst Tunnel	Railway	252	276	closed 1964	1866

West Sussex	North Stoke Tunnel	Railway	76	83

West Sussex	Sharpthorne Tunnel	Railway	668	731	closed 1965 reopened 1994	1882

West Sussex	Southwick Hill Tunnel	Road	490	536	Twin-bore tunnel, part of A27 Brighton bypass	1996

Wiltshire	Box Tunnel	Railway	2937	3212	1841

Wiltshire	Bruce Tunnel	Canal	459	502	Kennet and Avon Canal	1809

Wiltshire	Alderton Tunnel	Railway	463	506	South Wales main line	1903

Worcestershire and Herefordshire	Colwall Old Tunnel	Railway	1,433	1567	Closed 1926	1861

Worcestershire and Herefordshire	Colwall New Tunnel	Railway	1,433	1567	In service on the Cotswold Line	1926

Herefordshire	Ledbury Tunnel	Railway	1,205	1318	In service	1861

Herefordshire	Dinmore Tunnel	Railway	970	1060	In service on Welsh Marches Line	1853 Up Line and 1891 Down Line

Worcestershire	Redditch Tunnel	Railway	300	330	Closed 1980s	1868

Yorkshire – East	Drewton Tunnel	Railway	1,933	2114	Hull & Barnsley Closed 1959	1885

Yorkshire – East	Sugar Loaf Tunnel	Railway	121	132	Hull & Barnsley Closed 1959	1885

Yorkshire – East	Weedley Tunnel	Railway	121	132	Hull & Barnsley Closed 1959	1885

Yorkshire – North	Burdale Tunnel	Railway	1,597	1746	1853

Yorkshire – North	Blea Moor Tunnel	Railway	2,404	2629	Settle & Carlisle Main Line	1876

Yorkshire - North	Grosmont Horse Tunnel	Railway	119	130	Whitby & Pickering Railway	1835

Yorkshire – North	Prospect Tunnel, Crimple, Harrogate	Railway	754	825	1848

Yorkshire – North	Falsgrave Tunnel	Railway	240	260	1885	54°16′35.9″N 0°24′33.8″W / 54.276639°N 0.409389°W

Yorkshire - North	Haw Bank Tunnel	Railway	200	220	1888

Yorkshire – North	Kettleness Tunnel	Railway	282	308	1883

Yorkshire - North	Mossdale Head Tunnel	Railway	99	108	Closed tunnel on abandoned line between Hawes and Garsdale	1878

Yorkshire – North	Ravenscar Tunnel	Railway	255	279	Also Peak Tunnel	1885

Yorkshire – North	Sandsend Tunnel	Railway	1,511	1652	1883

Yorkshire – South	Bradway Tunnel	Railway	1853	2027	1870

Yorkshire – South	Cat Hill Tunnel	Railway	141	154	1840

Yorkshire – South	Norwood Tunnel	Canal	2637	2884	Disused since 1907	1775

Yorkshire – South	Thurgoland Tunnel (old)	Railway	288	315	Down line from 1952 – Closed 1983	1845

Yorkshire – South	Thurgoland Tunnel (new)	Railway	310	339	Second single-track bore (up line)opened 1952 due to clearance problems on curves. Closed 1983	1953

Yorkshire – South - Derbyshire	Woodhead Tunnel 1	Railway	4840	5293	First of 3 tunnels	1845

Yorkshire – South - Derbyshire	Woodhead Tunnel 2	Railway	4840	5293	Second of 3 tunnels	1853

Yorkshire – South - Derbyshire	Woodhead Tunnel 3	Railway	4871	5340	Third tunnel built using electric trains. Currently used by National Grid	1953

Yorkshire – West	Bingley Tunnel	Railway	138	151	Airedale Line	1847

Yorkshire – West	Bramhope Tunnel	Railway	3439	3761	1849

Yorkshire - West	Gildersome Tunnel	Railway	2,131	2,331	Disused tunnel on the former Leeds New Line. Filled with colliery waste to support the M62 being built on top of it in 1971	1900	53°45′06.2″N 1°37′27.3″W / 53.751722°N 1.624250°W

Yorkshire - West	Greenside Tunnel	Railway	563	616	Located on the former Pudsey Loop line	1893	53°47′23″N 1°40′12″W / 53.78972°N 1.67000°W

Yorkshire - West	Lees Moor Tunnel	Railway	1,402	1282	1884	53°50′11.9″N 1°55′32″W / 53.836639°N 1.92556°W

Yorkshire – West	Morley Tunnel	Railway	3081	3369	1848

Yorkshire - West	Queensbury Tunnel	Railway	2,501	2,287	Closed in 1963 - proposal to re-open the tunnel as part of the Great Northern railway Trail	1879	53°45′59.4″N 1°51′24.3″W / 53.766500°N 1.856750°W

Yorkshire – West	Standedge Tunnels	Canal	5029	5500	Disused 1945; reopened 2001. Longest and highest canal tunnel in UK (Huddersfield Narrow Canal). Western portal located in Greater Manchester	1811

Yorkshire – West	Standedge Tunnels – Central tunnel	Railway	4880	5337	First of the 3 rail tunnels to be opened. Used for emergency access. Western portal located in Greater Manchester	1848

Yorkshire – West	Standedge Tunnels – Central tunnel	Railway	4803	5337	First of the 3 rail tunnels to be opened. Used for emergency access. Western portal located in Greater Manchester	1848

Yorkshire – West	Standedge Tunnels – South tunnel	Railway	4880	5337	Second single track tunnel. Western portal located in Greater Manchester	1871

Yorkshire – West	Standedge Tunnels – live tunnel	Railway	4883	5340	Third tunnel, double track, in use. Western Portal located in Greater Manchester	1894

Yorkshire – West	Summit Tunnel	Railway	2638	2885	Manchester and Leeds Railway	1841

Yorkshire – West	Thackley Tunnel	Railway	1200	1300	Airedale Line	1845

Yorkshire – West	Victoria Avenue Tunnel	Road (A658)	237	258	Under the runway of Leeds Bradford International Airport	1982/3 [1]

Yorkshire - West	Well Heads Tunnel	Railway	605	662	Former Great Northern Queensbury Lines	1882	53°47′35.6″N 1°52′39.1″W / 53.793222°N 1.877528°W

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