| The Khojak Tunnel | Shela Bagh | Pakistan Railways | 2nd December 2019 |
Published on December 2nd, 2019
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I am Yousaf Ali. Welcome to my KZfaq Channel. This Vlog talks about different mountains (Landscape) areas in balochistan, The Khojak Tunnel (Shela Bagh) nature and more especially coverage of trains journey. Area of Balochistan (Quetta To Chaman Section) looks more beautiful on Pakistan Railways. Enjoy the video :)
The Khojak Tunnel ( خوجک سرنگ, Khojak Sarang), also known as Shela Bagh Tunnel, is a 3.91 km (2.43 mi) railway tunnel in Qilla Abdullah District of Balochistan province, Pakistan. It is located 1,945 m (6,381 ft) above sea level. The tunnel was featured on the old Five Rupee banknote. It is called the Khojak tunnel. Built 115 years ago (September 1891), it was then the fourth longest tunnel in the world and to date it is the longest tunnel in Pakistan.
Why was Khojak Tunnel built?
The construction of Sibi-Quetta-Chaman railway line was planned in 1857-58 with the ultimate aim of taking it to Kandahar, and forestalling the threat of Russian offensive in India. At that time there was a recurrent fear of Russian invasion into India through the Bolan pass. Some graves of Russian noblemen from 1850s are found in Sibi-Khost area of Baluchistan which suggests that Russians were already active in this area. To reach Chaman, the railway line had to pass through the Khojak pass which was an unsurmountable obstacle at that time. Hence it was decided to tunnel this pass, and the project was named as Khojak Tunnel.
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