This　paper　presents　shaking　tests　conducted　on　a　1/30-scale　utility　tunnel　model　employing　a　multi-shaking　table　array　system.　The　model　utility　tunnel-soil　system　was　subjected　to　input　motions　simulating　near-fault　ground　motions　with　and　without　velocity　pulse.　The　test　data　were　collected　and　analyzed　including　acceleration,　strain　and　displacement　of　the　soil　bed　and　model　tunnel　responses.　The　soil　data　analysis　indicated　that　the　boundary　effect　of　the　model　soil　box　used　in　the　test　was　negligible.　The　observed　small　soil　settlements　confirmed　that　the　physical　and　mechanical　properties　of　the　model　soil　did　not　change　significantly　in　tests.　The　results　also　demonstrated　that,　in　general,　the　transverse　dynamic　responses　of　the　utility　tunnel　and　surrounding　soil　under　near-fault　ground　motion　with　velocity　pulse　were　much　greater　than　the　case　without　velocity　pulse.　Therefore,　the　effect　of　velocity　pulse　should　be　considered　in　the　design　of　utility　tunnels.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd