INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

RAILWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the longest train tunnel in India?
A
Western Jamshedpur railway tunnel
B
Panajil railway tunnel
C
Chandigarh toy train railway tunnel
D
Shatabdi express tunnel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The longest tunnel is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the 12.75 km tunnel T-49, the longest tunnel of the Indian Railways, which was completed in January this year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir This is the longest railway tunnel in the country, measuring 11215 m (11.215 km).

Detailed explanation-4: -A part of the Konkan railway route, Karbude Tunnel is the second longest railway tunnel in India. Positioned along the Konkan Coast near Ratnagiri, the tunnel extends up to 6.5 kilometres and falls between Ukshi and Bhoke railway stations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pir Panjal (or T-80) is India’s longest transportation railway tunnel measuring 11.2km long. The tunnel link, which is the only broad gauge mountain railway in India, stretches through the Pir Panjal mountain range between Quazigund and Baramulla in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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