Parsik tunnel

Coordinates: 19°06′42″N 73°00′18″E / 19.1118°N 73.0051°E / 19.1118; 73.0051

Parsik Tunnel
Overview
Line Mumbai-Chennai mainline
Location Thane district, Maharashtra
Status Operational
Start Thane
End Diva
No. of stations Thane to Diva
Operation
Work begun 1906
Constructed By QUEEN Victoria
Opened 1916
Owner Indian Railways
Operator Indian Railways
Traffic Train
Technical
Length 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
No. of tracks double track (electrified)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad gauge)

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. [1]

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