Park Tunnel (other)
Park Tunnel may refer to: * Park Tunnel, Nottingham, a road and later a pedestrian tunnel in Nottingham, England * Phoenix Park Tunnel, a railway tunnel in Dublin, Ireland. * Victoria Park Tunnel, a motorway tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand, See also * Park Avenue Tunnel (other) Park Avenue Tunnel may refer to: * Park Avenue main line, railroad line with a tunnel section carrying Metro-North Railroad **Park Avenue Tunnel (railroad), a railroad tunnel under Park Avenue in the Upper East Side, in New York City * Park Avenue ...

Park Tunnel, Nottingham
The Park Tunnel was built in 1855 to allow access between The Park Estate and Derby Road in the England, English city of Nottingham. The tunnel is listed as a Grade II listed building with a list entry number of 1059025. Description The tunnel is approximately in length, with a central open section some in length. From The Park Estate end, the tunnel is approached from Tunnel Road, and the original vehicular nature of the tunnel is clear from the ramped access. The first section of tunnel passes under Newcastle Drive and the Ropewalk and is unlined, being carved from the natural Bunter (geology), Nottingham Castle Sandstone. An open section in the centre of the tunnel provides natural light and ventilation, and a staircase ascends around the wall of this opening to the junction of the Ropewalk with Upper College Street. A second tunnel section passes under College Street whilst rising to meet Derby Road, but has been modified and partially blocked by subsequent building works, ...
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Phoenix Park Tunnel
The Phoenix Park Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Dublin, Ireland. The tunnel was built in 1877 and begins at the Liffey Railway Bridge near Heuston Station, running underneath the Phoenix Park for 690 metres before re-emerging close to the junction of the Infirmary Road and North Circular Road. It joins with the Sligo line near Glasnevin, before continuing to Dublin Connolly. The tunnel was originally built by the Great Southern and Western Railway company to connect Kingsbridge station to the Dublin Docklands, and primarily used for freight. Historically the line had not been used for regular passenger trains, with most traffic through the tunnel being freight or carriages and engines shunted between Connolly and Heuston for maintenance. It had occasionally been used for special passenger services, including traffic for major Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and ...
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Victoria Park Tunnel
The Victoria Park Tunnel is a motorway tunnel completed in 2012 on New Zealand State Highway 1 in Auckland, New Zealand, taking northbound traffic off the Victoria Park Viaduct, which was converted to all southbound traffic. It lies mostly under Victoria Park. Planning history The new tunnel has reduced congestion on the Victoria Park section of State Highway 1, at the Victoria Park Viaduct, an area where delays are becoming more common even between morning and afternoon rush hours. By providing more capacity, it helps ensure that the Auckland Harbour Bridge can be used to its full capacity.Vic Park Tunnel - Objectives
(from the Transit New Zealand project website) Originally called the 'Harbour Bridg ...
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