Engineering:List of rail tunnels in Kerala
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This is a list of railway tunnels in Kerala.
Location
The state of Kerala is sandwiched between Western Ghats and Laccadive Sea and the state has an undulating topography. The state is served by Thiruvananthapuram railway division, Palakkad railway division and Madurai railway divisions in Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
List
| Rank | Name and route | Track length
(m) |
Station | Station | District | Railway Division | Year of Opening | Coordination | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Trivandrum Port Tunnel in new port line. | 9020 metres | Vizhinjam International Seaport | Balaramapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | To be Decided | Design and Planning phase.[1] | |
| 2. | Aryankavu Tunnel in Kollam–Sengottai Line | 680 metres | Aryankavu | Bhagavathipuram | Kollam | Madurai | 1904 | Gauge conversion completed in 2018. | |
| 3. | Thannivila Tunnel in Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line | 200 metres | Nemom | Balaramapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 1979 | ||
| 4. | Kalanad Tunnel in Shoranur–Mangalore line | 161 metres | Kotikulam | Kalanad | Kasaragod | Palakkad | 1905 | Parallel tunnel opened in 2002. | |
| 5. | Kottayam Twin tunnels in Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line | 84 meters and 67 metres | Kottayam | Chingavanam | Kottayam | Thiruvananthapuram | 1957 | Became redundant post track doubling in 2022.[2] |
See also
- List of rail tunnels in India by length
References
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (2019-02-07). "Rail tunnel for Vizhinjam port connectivity" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rail-tunnel-for-vizhinjam-port-connectivity/article26207582.ece.
- ↑ Jaikrishnan Nair (27 May 2022). "Railway track-doubling: Kottayam twin tunnels become part of history | Kochi News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/railway-track-doubling-kottayam-twin-tunnels-become-part-of-history/articleshow/91828110.cms.
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