Kuznetsovsky Tunnel is a railroad tunnel

Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...

 on the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM), on the Sikhote-Alin

Sikhote-Alin

The Sikhote-Alin is a mountain range in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais, Russia, extending about 900 km to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok...

 mountain range in Khabarovsk Krai

Khabarovsk Krai

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, Russia

Russia

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. The tunnel, as well as the Kuznetsovsky Pass it provides access to, and a nearby railway station, are all named after Arseny Kuznetsov, a construction engineer who found the suitable location for the railroad, but died during the construction of the tunnel.

That old tunnel was built during World War II

World War II

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 and completed by 1945. It is 413 metres (1,355 ft) long. Currently another tunnel is constructed nearby; with a length of 3890 metres (12,762 ft) this new Kuznetsovsky Tunnel will be one of the longest in Russia.

The construction of the new tunnel will lead to a significant increase in freight traffic on the Eastern Baikal Amur Mainline, which connects Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Komsomolsk-on-Amur is a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, situated on the left bank of Amur River. It is located on the BAM railway line, northeast of Khabarovsk. Population: -Geography and climate:...

 with the sea ports of Vanino

Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai

Vanino is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Vaninsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is an important port on the Strait of Tartary , served by the BAM railway line...

 and Sovetskaya Gavan

Sovetskaya Gavan

Sovetskaya Gavan is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, and a port on the Strait of Tartary which connects the Sea of Okhotsk on the north with the Sea of Japan on the south. Population: 29,100 ; The name of the town is often informally abbreviated to "Sovgavan".-History:The bay on which...

. There is expected a growth from 12 million tons in 2009 to 24 million by 2015. The total cost of the project is 59.8 billion ruble

Russian ruble

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s. It is scheduled to be completed by 2013.