List of rail tunnels in India by length
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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 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) have been listed.
[edit] 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 10.96 km long railway tunnel, passes through the Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a part of its Udhampur - Srinagar - Baramulla rail link project, opened in October 2011, India's longest and Asia's second longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between Quazigund and Banihal to only 11 km .[1]
[edit] The list
| Name (number on route) |
Length |
Between stations |
State |
Zonal Railway |
Year of commissioning |
Coordinates |
| Karbude (T-35) |
6,506 metres (21,345 ft) |
Ukshi |
Bhoke |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
17°6′9″N 73°24′59″E / 17.1025°N 73.41639°E / 17.1025; 73.41639 |
| Nathuwadi (T-6) |
4,389 metres (14,400 ft) |
Karanjadi |
Diwan Khavati |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
17°53′37″N 73°23′14″E / 17.89361°N 73.38722°E / 17.89361; 73.38722 |
| Tike (T-39) |
4,077 metres (13,376 ft) |
Ratnagiri |
Nivasar |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
16°58′48″N 73°23′42″E / 16.98°N 73.395°E / 16.98; 73.395 |
| Berdewadi (T-49) |
4,000 metres (13,000 ft) |
Adavali |
Vilawade |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
16°53′43″N 73°36′22″E / 16.89528°N 73.60611°E / 16.89528; 73.60611 |
| Savarde (T-17) |
3,429 metres (11,250 ft) |
Kamathe |
Savarde |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
17°27′35″N 73°31′19″E / 17.45972°N 73.52194°E / 17.45972; 73.52194 |
| Barcem (T-73) |
3,343 metres (10,968 ft) |
Balli |
Canacona |
Goa |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
15°3′49″N 74°1′54″E / 15.06361°N 74.03167°E / 15.06361; 74.03167 |
| Karwar (T-80) |
2,950 metres (9,680 ft) |
Karwar |
Harwada |
Karnataka |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
| Chowk (T-3) |
2,830 metres (9,280 ft) |
Panvel |
Karjat |
Maharashtra |
Central Railway |
2006 |
18°55′5″N 73°17′10″E / 18.91806°N 73.28611°E / 18.91806; 73.28611 |
| Parchuri (T-27) |
2,628 metres (8,622 ft) |
Sangameshwar |
Ukshi |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
17°9′30″N 73°28′57″E / 17.15833°N 73.4825°E / 17.15833; 73.4825 |
| Khowai (T-2) |
2,472 metres (8,110 ft) |
Mungiabari |
Teliamura |
Tripura |
Northeast Frontier Railway |
2008 |
| Sangar (T-4) |
2,445 metres (8,022 ft) |
Sangar |
Manwal |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Northern Railway |
2005 |
| Monkey Hill (T-25C) |
2,156 metres (7,073 ft) |
Karjat |
Khandala |
Maharashtra |
Central Railway |
1982 |
| Aravali (T-21) |
2,100 metres (6,900 ft) |
Aravali |
Sangameshwar |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
| Chiplun (T-16) |
2,033 metres (6,670 ft) |
Chiplun |
Kamathe |
Maharashtra |
Konkan Railway |
1997 |
17°29′45″N 73°31′50″E / 17.49583°N 73.53056°E / 17.49583; 73.53056 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. october 14, 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-longest-railway-tunnel-unveiled-in-Jammu-Kashmir/articleshow/10354892.cms. Retrieved october 14, 2011.