List of rail tunnels in Kerala

This is a list of railway tunnels in Kerala.

Location

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (7 February 2019). "Rail tunnel for Vizhinjam port connectivity". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ 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.