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The Kamchiq Tunnel (Uzbek: Qamchiq tonneli; Uzbek Cyrillic: Қамчиқ туннели) is a 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) long railway tunnel in Uzbekistan, which makes it the longest tunnel in Central Asia.
Construction
The tunnel was built by the China Railway Tunnel Group in collaboration with the Uzbek Railways and leads through seven geologic faults. Construction began September 2013 and the excavation works were finished 27 February 2016. In January 2014, work was delayed by an avalanche, covering the entrance with 78 metres (256 ft) of snow.
The tunnel is part of the Angren-Pap railway line.
The tunnel is opened for traffic on June 22, 2016.
References
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