This is a list of the longest rail
tunnel
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s in
India
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. In considering tunnels for this section, tunnels of underground
metro
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railways have not been counted. Only tunnels on the main
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
network longer than have been listed. Under construction and proposed tunnels have been listed separately.
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. Most long tunnels are in the
Himalayas
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, especially in
Jammu & Kashmir as part of the
USBRL Project.
Tunnel 50 of USBRL is the current longest railway tunnel in India.
List
Under Construction & Proposed Tunnels
See also
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Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
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List of tunnels
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List of longest tunnels
This list of longest tunnels ranks tunnels that are at least long. Only continuous tunnels are included. Pipelines, even those that are buried, are excluded. The longest tunnels have been constructed for Water supply network, water distribution, ...
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Tunnel
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Longest rail tunnels