News > Rishikesh to Karnaprayag: Indian Railways building 17 tunnels and 35 bridges to cut travel time by half

Rishikesh to Karnaprayag: Indian Railways building 17 tunnels and 35 bridges to cut travel time by half

Using drill and blast method, 17 tunnels are coming up in the 125 km long rail line between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag. This will facilitate train movement in the hilly terrain reducing the travel time between the two points from six hours to less than three hours. With the total tunnelling length of 102 km, the train journey is slated to be mostly inside tunnels while 12 stations are being constructed outside the tunnels in the Rs 16,216 crore project.