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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.
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 ...
Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway: Thane Creek Tunnel [77] India 21.150 km (13.1 mi) [78] 2028 [79] Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Railway: Kangding No2 Tunnel China 20.793 km (12.9 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Honglashan Tunnel China 20.220 km (12.6 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Anhua Tunnel China
Railway Keylong Rail & Road Tunnel Kyelang, India: 21,150 m (13.142 mi) Part of the Bhanupali-Leh Railway & Roadway Corridor, construction started in February 2024. Railway Twin tube Alia Tunnel [135] Sicily, Italy: 19,900 m (12.365 mi) [136] 2030 [137] Part of the Palermo–Catania high-speed railway Railway Twin tube Bentong Tunnel (Genting ...
The tunnel is 8.40 metres (27.6 ft) wide with a height of 7.39 metres (24.2 ft). 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]
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]
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].
Railway tunnels in India by state or territory (1 C) ... List of rail tunnels in India by length; A. Aryankavu Tunnel; B. Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel; M. Maliguda ...