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This is a list of the longest rail tunnels in India. In considering tunnels for this section, tunnels of underground metro railways have not been counted. Only tunnels on the main Indian Railways network longer than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) have been listed. Under construction and proposed tunnels have been listed separately.
The tunnel was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and commercial runs started from 27 June 2013. The rail tunnel reduces the distance between Quazigund and Banihal by 17 kilometres (11 mi) (from 35 kilometres (22 mi) by road to 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) by train). [5] Banihal railway station is situated at 1,702 m (5,584 ft) above mean sea level.
USBRL Tunnel 50 (also known as T-50) is the longest transportation tunnel in India, with a length of 12.775 kilometers. It is located on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, between the Sumber and Khari stations in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The tunnel was completed in February 2024 and is part of the Katra ...
Wutaishan Tunnel China 14.086 km (8.753 mi) 2027 Xiong'an-Xinzhou High speed railway: Lulang Tunnel China 14.052 km (8.732 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Patalpani Rail Tunnel India (Madhya Pradesh) 14.000 km (8.7 mi) [citation needed] 2025 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) - Omkareshwar Road: Shangyuanmen Tunnel China
The stretch includes the 11.215-km (7-mile) Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, also known as the Banihal railway tunnel. India's longest rail tunnel, it is 8.4 m wide and 7.39 m high. The tunnel includes a 3 m-wide service road for maintenance and emergency use. Its average elevation, 1760 m, is 440 m below the existing road tunnel. [49]
There is a 6.5-kilometer-long tunnel known as Karbude Tunnel located on the Konkan Railway, situated between UKSHI and Bhoke station. Karbude Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the Konkan railway line. It remained India's longest rail tunnel until the Indian Government approved the planning and construction of the Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel. [2]
Once completed, it will become the longest road tunnel in the world at an altitude of over 4000m. Railway Thane Creek Tunnel [130] Mumbai, India: 21,150 m (13.142 mi) [131] 2028 [132] Part of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high speed railway, construction started in November 2023, [133] 13 m diameter. [134] Railway Keylong Rail & Road Tunnel Kyelang, India
USBRL Tunnel 44 is the third longest rail tunnel in India at 11.13 km [1]. The tunnel lies between Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) near Sangaldan town of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir. Trial runs were conducted in June 2024 [2].