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Bukit Berapit Rail Tunnel

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Status
  
Operational

Constructed
  
MMC-Gamuda

Length
  
3,300 m

Work begun
  
2008

Opened
  
2013

Owner
  
Keretapi Tanah Melayu

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Location
  
Bukit Berapit, Perak, Malaysia

Operator
  
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)

Bukit berapit rail tunnel


Bukit Berapit Rail Tunnel is the longest rail tunnel in Malaysia. It is located in Bukit Berapit near Bukit Gantang, Perak, Malaysia. It was made as a part of Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project.

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History

The tunnel was constructed as an alternative to the old winding tracks with many tunnels. The completion of this tunnel saw the Bukit Berapit Halt closure.

Construction of the tunnel was started in 2008 and was completed in 2013. And now, it has been commissioned and is in operation.

Bukit Berapit has a popular waterfall in Taiping a long time ago.

This twin tunnel is 3300m long, which is the longest in South East Asia.

References

Bukit Berapit Rail Tunnel Wikipedia