Railway Tunnels in Spain > 1 000 m
Tunnel Length Date of
opening
Line, notes
Gibraltar 38 700 m > 2010 Marocco - Spain. Subsea length: 27.75 km
Guadarrama 28 419 m 22.12.2007 Madrid - Valladolid high speed line. 2nd tube: 28 408 m
Pajares 24 667 m 2010 2 tubes. L�nea Le�n - Oviedo. East tube: 24 648 m. TBM excavation of east tube completed on 13.09.2008. 872 m remains in the West tube to be excavated by a single shield TBM (30.04.2009)
Carrascoy > 9 000 m 20?? Madrid - Valencia/Murcia high speed network
San Pedro 9 107 m 22.12.2007 Madrid - Valladolid high speed line
San Paio (not final name) 8 750 m 20??  
Perthus 8 141 m 2007-10 TGV Perpignan - Barcelona (France - Spain)
Atocha - Chamart�n II ~8 000 m 200?? Cross Madrid suburban tunnel 
Somport 7 875 m 18.07.1928 L�nea Pau - Zaragoza (France - Spain)
Sants - Sagrera >7 300 m 12.2004? Cross Barcelona tunnel for high speed line. (7.3 km is the bored section; other Barcelona tunnels for high speed line include bored sections of 4 and 4.5 km and over 10 km of cut-and-cover!)
Abdalaj�s  7 070 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line. West tube: 7053 m
Atocha - Chamart�n I ~7 000 m   Cross Madrid mixed traffic tunnel
Enga�a 6 976 m No! Abandoned in 1959 and never opened
Atocha - Chamart�n III 6 800 m 200?? Cross Madrid tunnel for normal gauge high speed trains 
Padornelo 5 949 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
A Madroa 5 910 m 20?? Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Oural II (not final name) 5 350 m 20?? L�nea Ourense - Lubi�n 
Girona II 5 000 m 20??  Barcelona - Perpignan for parallel broad gauge line
Paracuellos 4 672 m 06.2003 L�nea Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Calatayud - Zaragoza
Girona I  4 360 m 200??  Barcelona - Perpignan high speed line
Argentera 4 044 m   L�nea Madrid - Barcelona 
Tabladillo 4 350 m 2007 Madrid - Valladolid high speed line
Tosas 3 904 m 22.10.1922 L�nea Toulouse - Barcelona 
Somosierra 3 895 m   L�nea Madrid - Burgos 
Lantano 3 860 m 2007 Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Serantes 3 860 m 200? Bilbao harbour access
Gij�n 3 538 m 2007 Bilbao harbour access, bored section. Access will be covered for ~2 km
Cerceda 3 3 390 m 20?? Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Gibralmora 3 217 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line. 2 tracks
La Perruca (Pajares Pass)  3 071 m 14.08.1884 L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n) 
Oazurza 2 955 m 15.08.1864 L�nea Alsasua - Ir�n
Las Hechiceras 2 835 m 06.2003 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Zaragoza - Lleida
Bregua 2 834 m 2007 Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
M�laga 2 600 m 20??  
C�diz 2 530 m 08.03.2002  
Corno 2 471 m 08.09.1958  Linea de Sierra de la Culebra
Bubierca II 2 433 m 06.2003 L�nea Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Madrid - Calatayud
C�rtama 2 424 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line. 2 tracks
Guadarrama 2 380 m 01.07.1888 L�nea Madrid - Segovia - Medina del Campo
Palancares 2 302 m   L�nea Cuenca - Utiel
Arcade 1 2 155 m 20?? Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Lilla 2 035 m 12.2004 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Lleida - Barcelona
Canda 2 008 m 08.09.1958  Linea de Sierra de la Culebra 
Tabaza 2 000 m 1965  Private railway between Avil�s and Verina near Gij�n
El Espartal 1 962 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line. 2 tracks
Malaga Pres 1 932 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line. 2 tracks
Dural 1 905 m   L�nea Palencia - La Coru�a
de la Olmedilla 1 884 m   L�nea Cuenca - Utiel
Bubierca 1 867 m   L�nea Madrid - Barcelona (direct. north)
Fay�n 1 848 m   L�nea Madrid - Barcelona
Vista Alegre 1 828 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
El Capricho 1 822 m 14.08.1884 L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n)
Sagides 1 821 m 06.2003 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Madrid - Calatayud
Gobantes 1 792 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line. 2 tracks
Serra Llarga 1 780 m 12.2004 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Lleida - Barcelona
Cerceda 1 1 770 m 20?? Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Las Rojales  1 750 m 12.2004 Corridor Mediterr�neo, Valencia - Barcelona
Padr�n 1 725 m   L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n)
Pallet 1 720 m 1982 Barcelona bypass
Lubi�n 1 713 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Fojo del Cabrito 1 606 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Pequena 1 569 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Salgueiros 1 566 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Camba II 1 549 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Chaia - Porqueio 1 520 m 20?? L�nea Ourense - Lubi�n 
Can Tunis (not final name) 1 430 m 12.2004 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Barcelona harbour branch
de Mossenye 1 408 m   L�nea Madrid - Barcelona 
Espilde 1 404 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Perafort 1 310 m 12.2004 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Lleida - Barcelona
Benicasim 3 (not final name) 1 300 m 2003?  Corridor Mediterr�neo, Valencia - Barcelona 
Reinosa 1 276 m 08.07.1866 L�nea Reinosa - Torrelavega
Canell�n 1 267 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Paradas 1 232 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Redondela 1 225 m 20?? Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Baricentro 1 200 m 1982 Barcelona bypass
Benicasim 4 (not final name) 1 163 m 2003? Corridor Mediterr�neo, Valencia - Barcelona
Congostinas 1 170 m 14.08.1884 L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n)
Otzaurte 1 158 m 15.08.1864 L�nea Alsasua - Ir�n
Camba I 1 102 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
Martorell West (not final name) 1 080 m 12.2004 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Lleida - Barcelona
La Sorda 1 077 m 14.08.1884 L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n)
Bilbao 1 072 m 02.03.1863 L�nea Miranda de Ebro - Bilbao
Pereiro 1 064 m 08.09.1958 L�nea de Sierra de la Culebra
El Orria 1 059 m 14.08.1884 L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n)
Helicoidal 1 057 m 22.10.1922 L�nea Toulouse - Barcelona
El Lazo 1 044 m 04.02.1882 L�nea Palencia - La Coru�a (Le�n - Ponferrada)
La Pisona 1 024 m 14.08.1884 L�nea Madrid - Asturias (Le�n-Gij�n)
Villanueva de la Ja�n 1 020 m 06.2003 Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Calatayud - Zaragoza
De Horna 1 012 m   L�nea Madrid - Barcelona
Las Fregas 1 008 m   L�nea Palencia - La Coru�a
Navalgrande 1 004 m 01.07.1863 L�nea Madrid - Avila - Medina del Campo

Warm thanks to: D�niel Gy�rgy Kem�ny, Ra�l M�guez Bailo

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