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This is a list of railway tunnels in Kerala.
Location edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (7 February 2019). "Rail tunnel for Vizhinjam port connectivity". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Jaikrishnan Nair (27 May 2022). "Railway track-doubling: Kottayam twin tunnels become part of history | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2022.