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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.
There is a three-metre-wide (9.8 ft) road along the length of the tunnel for the maintenance of railway tracks and emergency relief. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for the train to pass through the tunnel. [2] [3] For a short time, Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel was India's longest railway tunnel. [2]
Devprayag Rail Tunnel [87] India (Uttarakhand) 15.270 km (9.5 mi) 2025 Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway: Fengshuling Tunnel China 15.185 km (9.436 mi) 2026 Quzhou-Lishui Railway Huangzhuguan Tunnel China 15.164 km (9.422 mi) 2027 Tianshui-Longnan Railway: Guifengshan Tunnel China 15.155 km (9.4 mi) 2026
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 ...
World's longest road tunnel Metro Yellow Line (Delhi Metro): GTB Nagar – Qutub Minar [41] Delhi, India 24,000 m (14.913 mi) 2004–2010 Longest tunnel in India Metro Madrid Metro: Line 1: Madrid, Spain 23,876 m (14.836 mi) 1919–2007 Railway Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel: west of Vienna, Austria 23,844 m (14.816 mi) 2012 Breakthrough 2007 Wastewater
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]
Jawahar Tunnel, also called Banihal Tunnel is a road tunnel at elevation of 2,194 m (7,198 ft) in union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India below the Banihal Pass in the Pir Panjal mountain range in lower Himalayas. It was named after Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. It was constructed between 1954 and 1956.