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Parsik tunnel

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Status
  
Operational

Work begun
  
1906

Owner
  
Indian Railways

No. of stations
  
Thane to Diva

Constructed
  
By Tausif kazi

Start
  
Thane

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Line
  
Mumbai-Chennai mainline

Location
  
Thane district, Maharashtra

End
  
Diva Junction railway station

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Parsik tunnel is a railway tunnel which cuts across the Parsik Hill in Thane, Maharashtra, India. This tunnel lies on Mumbai-Chennai mainline. This reduced the distance between Thane and Diva to 7 km (4.3 mi) from formal 9.6 km (6.0 mi). This tunnel is 1.3 km (0.81 mi) in length made a landmark of first mile long tunnel constructed by Indian Railways. This tunnel is used by all trains skipping Kalwa and Mumbra.This is one of the oldest and longest tunnel in india.This tunnel is one of the oldest tunnel in Asia. Once it was the third largest tunnel in Asia. Electric powered train operate through this tunnel and the tunnel has double lines. Two new tunnels have been planned across the Parsik Hill. One of these will be parallel to the existing tunnel for fast suburban train and freight trains and the second one between Kalwa and Mumbra stations.

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Parsik tunnel Wikipedia