Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel

33°30′45″N 75°11′50″E / 33.5124345°N 75.1970923°E / 33.5124345; 75.1970923

Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel
Qazigund Rail Tunnel
Overview
LineJammu Tawi-Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link
LocationJammu and Kashmir
StatusActive
StartBanihal
EndQazigund
Operation
OpenedJune 2013
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorIndian Railways
TrafficTrain
Technical
Line length11.21 km (6.97 mi)
No. of trackssingle track
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad gauge)
Operating speedup to 75 km/h (47 mph)

The Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel or Pir Panjal railway tunnel is an 11.215 kilometres (6.969 mi) long railway tunnel located in Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, India, south of Qazigund town. It is a part of the Jammu–Baramulla line.

The north portal of the railway tunnel is at 33°33′42″N 75°11′56″E / 33.5617942°N 75.1988626°E / 33.5617942; 75.1988626 and its south portal is at 33°27′48″N 75°11′38″E / 33.463203°N 75.193992°E / 33.463203; 75.193992.