Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Transportation tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel is a railway passage that stretches over 11 kilometers through the Pir Panjal mountain range, linking Qazigund and Banihal. The structure accommodates standard-gauge trains and includes a maintenance corridor running along its full length.
Construction began in 2005 and the tunnel was completed in 2013, representing a major advancement in railway connectivity across the mountainous terrain. This project required extensive excavation and engineering techniques to cut through solid rock formations.
The tunnel forms an integral part of the Kashmir railway network, connecting communities across the mountainous terrain of northern India.
Trains traverse the tunnel in approximately nine minutes, and travelers can experience the passage by using regular railway services on this line. The route operates as part of the standard railway network serving the region.
The tunnel runs approximately 440 meters below an older road tunnel, creating two separate layers of transportation through the same mountain. This stacked arrangement of transport routes demonstrates an interesting engineering approach to the region's connectivity challenges.
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