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Banihal is very well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 44. The Jawahar Tunnel between Banihal and Qazigund connects the Jammu division with Kashmir division through Banihal. The new Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel opened in 2021 which shortened the distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 kilometres. [15]
Pogal Paristan is a valley in the Ramban district of the Chenab region in Jammu Division of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Since 2014 its area has constituted a separate tehsil within Ramban district. The valley is situated about 35 kilometers far from District Headquarter Ramban and 23 kilometers from Sub-District Banihal.
The tunnel has reduced the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km (10 mile). As of May 2016, 7.2 km of the 8.5 km had been excavated. [4] As of February 2017, the tunnel excavation was close to completion. [5] February 2018: Boring work of one tunnel had been completed. [6]
The Sangaldan Railway Tunnel is a 7.1 km (4.4 mile) railway tunnel between Katra-Banihal section of Jammu–Baramulla line located to the north of Sangaldan town of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, India near Ramban district. The tunnel was completed on 4 December 2010. [1]
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.
The tunnel facilitates transportation during winter (when inclement weather closes the Srinagar-Jammu highway), and halves the distance between Quazigund and Banihal (35 km by road and 17.5 km by train). [52] The Banihal railway station is 1,702 m (5,584 ft) above mean sea level, and trains run from Banihal to Qazigund through the tunnel.
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The railway has eased traffic on the highway. The distance between Qazigund, north of the Pir Panjal Range, and Banihal, south of the range, is 35 km by road but only 17 km by railway, and may cut time and costs by three-quarters. From Banihal, there is bus service south to Udhampur and Jammu.