Khojak Tunnel

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Khojak Tunnel
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Place Name: Khojak Tunnel
State/Province: Baluchistan
Country: Pakistan
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Khojak Tunnel was a railway tunnel in the Khojak Pass, which was situated on the railway line between Quetta and Chaman in Quetta-Pishin District, Baluchistan. Lying 1,945 metres above sea level, it was completed in 1891.


Lenght

  • 3.912 kms (2.415 miles). At inaguration it was the fourth longest tunnel in the world and until 2009, the longest in Pakistan.


Photographs

  • Around the world in the 1890s: Photographs from the World Transportation Commission 1894 - 1896, Library of Congress.Website (type Khojak Tunnel to get results)


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