Kamchiq Tunnel

The Kamchiq Tunnel (Uzbek: Qamchiq tonneli; Uzbek Cyrillic: Қамчиқ туннели)[1][2] is a 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) long railway tunnel in Uzbekistan, which makes it the longest tunnel in Central Asia and in ex-USSR,[3] and the longest broad gauge railway tunnel in the world (not counting metros).

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.[4][5]

The tunnel is part of the Angren-Pap railway line.

The tunnel is opened for traffic on June 22, 2016.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Xitoy nashrlari Qamchiq dovonida qurilayotgan temiryo'l tunneli suratlarini namoyish etdi". Daryo. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. "Ислом Каримов ва Си Цзиньпин Қамчиқ туннели очилиш маросимида иштирок этди". Qalampir. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. Huang Jin (29 February 2016). "Chinese technology opens longest tunnel in Central Asia". China Daily.
  4. "Tunnelda burg'ulash, kovlash ishlari muddatidan oldin tugatildi". Uzbek Railways. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
  5. 谢亚宏 (29 February 2016). ""中国技术"打通中亚最长隧道". People's Daily. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/23/c_135458470.htm
  7. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/two-presidents-open-angren-pap-railway.html

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