Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel

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Qazigund - Banihal Railway Tunnel
This tunnel is a railway tunnel. This tunnel is between railway stations of Qazigund and Charil (Banihal). This tunnel is longest railway tunnel of India. The Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel or Banihal railway tunnel is an 11.215 km (7 mile) railway tunnel located in Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, India, north of Banihal town. The average elevation of the 11.215 km long railway tunnel is 1,760 m (5,770 ft) or about 440 m (1,440 ft) below the existing road tunnel, the Jawahar Tunnel, which is at elevation of about 2,194 m (7,198 ft)

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Panjal_Railway_Tunnel
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Coordinates:   33°30'43"N   75°11'49"E
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