Blea Moor Tunnel
The southern portal of Blea Moor Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Settle to Carlisle Line |
| Location | Cumbria |
| Coordinates | 54°14′24.72″N 2°21′29.88″W / 54.2402000°N 2.3583000°W |
| Start | 1872 |
| End | 1875 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Technical | |
| Length | 2,629 yards (2,404 m) |
Blea Moor Tunnel is a 1+1⁄2-mile (2.4 km) railway tunnel located between Ribblehead Viaduct and Dent railway station in England. It is the longest tunnel on the Settle-Carlisle Line, being almost twice as long as the second longest tunnel, Rise Hill Tunnel.