Background: This 33.5-mile-long rail tunnel links the island of Honshu with the island of Hokkaido.

背景材料：这条33.5英里长的铁路隧道连接北海道与本州岛。

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By the time it opens in 2016, the 35.4 mile Gotthard tunnel will be the world's longest rail tunnel.

等到2016年全线通车的时候，全长35.4英里的圣哥达隧道将会是世界上最长的铁路隧道。

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The Gotthard tunnel will exceed the 53.8-kilometer Seikan rail tunnel linking the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido and the world's longest road tunnel, the 24.5-kilometer Laerdal in Norway.

圣哥达隧道的长度将超过位于日本本州岛和北海道岛之间，长度达53.8公里的Seikan铁路隧道，以及世界上最长的公路隧道——24.5公里长的挪威Laerdal隧道。

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spiked the rail tunnel three weeks ago due to concerns about cost overruns.

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Eurotunnel already operates the Channel rail tunnel, and runs the Le Shuttle services.

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Sections of a drill which broke through the roof of a rail tunnel came from a construction site above the ground, accident investigators have found.

BBC: Construction drill came from site above rail tunnel