The {{nihongo, Aigi Tunnel, 愛岐トンネル, Aigi Tonneru is a 73.28 meters (240.42ft) long railway tunnel located between

Zenjino Station is a train station, railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Nagoya Railroad, Meitetsu. Lines Zenjino Station is served by the Meitetsu Hiromi Line, and is located 4.0 kilometers from the star ...

and

Nishi Kani Station is a railway station in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Lines Nishi Kani Station is a station on the Hiromi Line, and is located 7.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Station layout Nishi Kani Station has two ground-lev ...

on the

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which of ...

Hiromi Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). It connects Inuyama Station in Inuyama, Aichi with Mitake Station in Mitake, Gifu. Stations L: LE: MU: All trains stop at stations ...

in Japan. The name "Aigi Tunnel" as a

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsZenjino Station is a train station, railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Nagoya Railroad, Meitetsu. Lines Zenjino Station is served by the Meitetsu Hiromi Line, and is located 4.0 kilometers from the star ...

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

and Nishi Kani Station in

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...

History

Construction was completed in January 1925. On April 24 of the same year, the former Nagoya Railroad company's Imawatari Line (renamed to Hiromi Line in 1929) from

Inuyama Station 250px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Inuyama Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line and is 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It i ...

to Imawatari Station (renamed to Nihon Rhine Imawatari Station in 1969) opened, together with the tunnel. When it was opened it could support two tracks, but at the time only had one. Another track was added in 1969. Railway_tunnels_in_Japan Tunnels completed in 1925 Kani, Gifu