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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

India has built World’s first-ever Electrified Rail Tunnel capable of running Double Stack Container Trains. In which state is it built?

A	Uttar Pradesh
B	Haryana
C	Maharashtra
D	Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The World’s first electrified double-stack container tunnel is 1 km long and is situated at the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor near Sohna, Haryana.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Parsik Railway Tunnel. Parsik tunnel is a railway tunnel which cuts across the Parsik Hill in Thane, Maharashtra, India. This tunnel lies on Mumbai-Kalyan main line.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the world’s first double-stack long-haul container train from New Ateli in Haryana to New Kishanganj in Rajasthan. He also launched the 306-km Rewari-Madar section of the Western dedicated freight corridor (DFC).

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