Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel
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Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel is a 8.45-kilometre-long (5.25 mi) road tunnel connecting Banihal and Qazigund, thus helping in bypassing the Banihal Pass in the Pir Panjal mountain range in lower Himalayas. It is a Twin-Tube tunnel, carrying four lanes of National Highway 44 at an elevation of 1,790 m (5,870 ft). It also reduces the travel time between the cities of Srinagar and Jammu from 6 hours to 5.5 hours.
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Location: 33.5646, 75.1867, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel ⓘ
it is an 8.45 km road tunnel in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir connecting Banihal and Qazigand. -
Jawahar Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir -
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel ⓘ
Railway tunnel in India
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | tunnel | Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Jawahar Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel | railway tunnel, Indian Railways | Wikidata | |