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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox tunnel<br />
|name = USBRL Tunnel 44<br />
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|line = [[Jammu-Baramulla line]]<br />
|location = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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|status = Opened<br />
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|owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
|operator = Indian Railways<br />
|traffic = Train<br />
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|linelength = {{convert|11.13|km|abbr=on}} <br />
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|notrack = [[Single track (rail)|single track]]<br />
|gauge = 1,676mm ([[Broad gauge]])<br />
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{{Jammu-Baramulla line}}<br />
'''USBRL Tunnel 44 ''' is the third longest rail tunnel in India at 11.13&nbsp;km.<ref name="iricen">{{cite web |url=https://www.iricen.gov.in/iricen/ipwe_seminar/2017/ipwe-2024.pdf |title=IPWE Seminar 2024 |website=IRICEN |publisher=Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering |access-date=2 February 2025}}</ref> The tunnel lies between [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]]-[[Banihal]] section of [[Jammu–Baramulla line|Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link]] (USBRL) near [[Sangaldan]] town of middle [[Himalayas]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Trial runs were conducted in June 2024.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trial run: Electric train chugs over world’s highest arch rail bridge|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/trial-run-electric-train-chugs-over-world-s-highest-arch-rail-bridge-101718910040280.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=29 January 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Construction Challenges==<br />
The tunnel passes through strata of poor geology, consisting of Muree formation.<ref name="iricen"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Jammu–Baramulla line]]<br />
* [[Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel]]<br />
* [[List of rail tunnels in India by length]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Railway tunnels in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Northern Railway zone|*]]</div>
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