Blea Moor Tunnel

Blea Moor Tunnel
The southern portal of Blea Moor Tunnel
Overview
LineSettle to Carlisle Line
LocationCumbria
Coordinates54°14′24.72″N 2°21′29.88″W / 54.2402000°N 2.3583000°W / 54.2402000; -2.3583000
Start1872
End1875
Operation
OwnerNetwork Rail
Technical
Length2,629 yards (2,404 m)

Blea Moor Tunnel is a 1+12-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.