India’s longest escape tunnel, that is twelve. 89 kilometre long made on the 111 kilometre under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and geographic area was completed by the Indian Railways. The longest tunnel is a component of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is often the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the twelve. 75 kilometre tunnel T-49, the longest tunnel of the Indian Railways, that was completed in January this year.
The escape tunnel has been made to facilitate rescue work if AN emergency scenario arises. The tunnel could be a changed horseshoe form tunnel connecting the Sumber Station yard on the Southside and Tunnel T-50 once crossing Bridge no.04 over Khoda Nallah on the side, at Khoda village. The tunnel was made by the New Austrian Tunnelling methodology (NATM), that could be a trendy technique of drill and blast processes.
The escape tunnel ‘T-13’ has been made to facilitate rescue add case of AN emergency. This tunnel could be a horseshoe formed tunnel that connects Sumber station yard and tunnel T-50 on the side once crossing bridge no.04 over Khoda Nala on the side at Khoda village. Tunnel T-49 could be a twin tube tunnel comprising the most tunnel (12.75 km) and escape tunnel (12.895 kms) connected with thirty three cross-passages.
Nation’s longest ‘escape tunnel’ in Kashmir
