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Greater East Asia Railroad (大東亜縦貫鉄道, Daitōa Jūkan Tetsudō) was an idea for a railroad linking
Japan with the
Asian mainland and
Europe, formulated in 1938 during the
Second Sino-Japanese War leading to
World War II. Part of the plan included a tunnel or bridge somewhat similar to the more recent
Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel proposal.
Studied routes
A report published in 1942 titled 大東亜縦貫鉄道に就て (About the Greater East Asia Through Railway) presents the following routes as proposals:
Daiichi through rail corridor (第1縦貫鉄道群), Connecting Tokyo and Syonan-to