TNPSC Thervupettagam

Electrified Railway Tunnel

July 5 , 2019 1858 days 682 0
  • South Central Railway (SCR) railways has commissioned the longest “electrified tunnel” in Indian Railways.
  • The electrified tunnel measuring 6.6 kilometers is situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations, Andhra Pradesh.
  • It is constructed in the shape of ‘Horse Shoe’ on the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM).
  • The 11.25 km-long Pir Panjal railway tunnel is India’s longest railway tunnel and Asia’s second longest railway tunnel.

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