On February 20, 2024, India’s longest transportation tunnel namely ‘T-50’ was dedicated by Prime Minister.
- The rail tunnel is located on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL). The Prime Minister flagged off the first electrified trains of the Kashmir valley.
- The tunnel is 12.77 km long and it is known as T-50. It falls between the Khari-Sumber section.
- As per Northern Railway (NR), trains can now run from Baramulla to Sangaldan via Banihal, which used to be the last or originating station earlier.
- T-50 is one of the most challenging tunnels on the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangadal section of USBRL.
- An escape tunnel has been constructed parallel to T-50 to evacuate passengers in case of any emergency.
