The Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel or Pir Panjal railway tunnel is an long railway tunnel located in Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, India, south of Qazigund town. It is a part of the JammuâÂÂBaramulla line.
The north portal of the railway tunnel is at and its south portal is at .
The average elevation of the railway tunnel is or about below the existing road tunnel, the Jawahar Tunnel, which is at elevation of about . The tunnel is wide with a height of . There is a road along the length of the tunnel for the maintenance of railway tracks and emergency relief. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for the train to pass through the tunnel.
For a short time, Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel will be India's longest railway tunnel. Once completed, the 11.55 km long rail tunnel between Senapati and Imphal West districts on JiribamâÂÂImphal line will surpass the Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel as India's longest tunnel.
The new Banihal-Qazigund tunnel for the JammuâÂÂBaramulla line connecting Bichleri Valley of Banihal with Qazigund area of Kashmir Valley has been constructed as a part of its Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. The boring was completed in four years in October 2011, its lining and laying of rail tracks was completed in the next one year and trial run commenced on 28 December 2012. The tunnel was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and commercial runs started from 27 June 2013.
The rail tunnel reduces the distance between Quazigund and Banihal by (from by road to by train). Banihal railway station is situated at above mean sea level.
In 2025, the Ministry of Railways proposed a new 40.2 km BaramullaâÂÂUri railway line, with strategic and tourism significance, and the doubling of the 73.5 km QazigundâÂÂBudgam line to enhance all-weather connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir.