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The status recorded for “Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel” is completed.

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Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Jammu and Kashmir, India

Source: Maps of India

Project

Completed

The longest railway tunnel in India, approximately 11.21 kilometres long, constructed from November 2005 to June 2013. It is a single 8.4 m diameter tube tunnel located in the Pir Panjal range in Jammu and Kashmir, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project, providing all-weather train access and reducing travel time by 50 minutes.

Status: Closed
Sector: Mass Transit, Rail, Tunnel, Road
Location: Jammu and Kashmir, India
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Maps of India

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The project “Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Maps of India.

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Original status	completed
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The longest railway tunnel in India, approximately 11.21 kilometres long, constructed from November 2005 to June 2013. It is a single 8.4 m diameter tube tunnel located in the Pir Panjal range in Jammu and Kashmir, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project, providing all-weather train access and reducing travel time by 50 minutes.
Original sector	Transport Infrastructure

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Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir

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Record type	Project
Sector	Mass Transit, Rail, Tunnel, Road
Article published date	2025-09-16

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