Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated India’s longest transportation railway tunnel, the T-50 tunnel, on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL).
About Tunnel:
- The tunnel, known as T-50, is 12.77 km long, making it the most challenging among the 11 tunnels in the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangadal section.
- Construction started in 1996, with the tender awarded in December 2013.
About Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan Section of USBRL Project:
- It is a 272-kilometer section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link.
- It is 161 kilometres long and has been completed for ₹15,863 crore.
About Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project:
- Establish a robust, all-weather, and economically viable transportation network, connecting remote Himalayan areas with the rest of the country.
- Challenges: Undertaken in the challenging terrain of Pir Panjal ranges.
- Upcoming Achievements:
- Chenab Bridge: The highest railway bridge globally.
- Anji Bridge: The first cable-stayed bridge of Indian Railways.
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