This is a list of the longest rail
tunnels in
India. In considering tunnels for this section, tunnels of underground
metro
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Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
Public transport
* Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...
railways have not been counted. Only tunnels on the main
Indian Railways network longer than have been listed.
Location
Most of the tunnels listed below are located in the
Western Ghats, the only mountain range in the country that has good railway connectivity. There are longer tunnels that are under construction in the
Himalayas in
Jammu & Kashmir, as part of the
USBRL Project.
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, the 11.2 km long railway tunnel, passes through the
Pir Panjal Range of middle
Himalayas in
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
. It is a part of its
Udhampur – Srinagar –
Baramulla rail link project, India's longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between
Quazigund and
Banihal
Banihal () is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a rural and hilly area with Kamirwah being one of the most prominent hills. It is located about ...
.
But after the Patalpani Tunnel currently planned under construction in Madhya Pradesh, from
Indore city is completed in 2025, it will become the longest railway tunnel of India. But once Keylong Tunnel comes up in
Kyelang in Himachal Pradesh, it will be the longest tunnel of India.
List
See also
*
Indian Railways
*
List of tunnels
The following articles contain lists of tunnels:
* List of tunnels by location
* List of longest tunnels
* List of long tunnels by type
See also :Lists of tunnels and :Tunnels.
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References
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