03 July 2013 Asia and Indonesia

LONG TUNNEL: KASHMIR RAILWAY NOW A REALITY

Pir Panjal, 11.2km, is the third longest railway tunnel in Asia after Taihang (28km) and Wushaoling (21km) in China. It forms part of the new 18km line that at last links Kashmir to the outside world. Known as the T-80, Pir Panjal was constructed using a new Austrian tunnelling methodology, not prev

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