CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The South Central Railway (SCR) had commissioned the longest electrified tunnel of 6.6 km between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s longest electrified rail tunnel has been constructed in Andhra Pradesh and it is shaped like a horseshoe. Situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations in Andhra Pradesh, the tunnel is 6.6 kilometres long and has been built at a cost of Rs 460 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, the 11.2 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, India’s longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between Quazigund and Banihal.

Detailed explanation-4: -7. Rapuru Railway Tunnel, Andhra Pradesh. Rapuru Railway Tunnel is the first as well as the longest electrified railway tunnel in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express. This Biweekly train, numbered 15905/15906, is currently the longest train route in the Indian Subcontinent. It joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North-East India to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of Indian mainland.