World's Most Fascinating Underwater Train Systems

Thames Tunnel

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Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway

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Marmaray Tunnel

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Japan's Seikan Tunnel

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Transbay Tube

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Channel Tunnel

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel

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