Integrated rail road tunnel solutions

Reflecting a growing emphasis on sustainable urban and intercity transport, especially in areas with dense populations or complex geography, the Central Government has formed a Joint Working Group (JWG) to explore the feasibility of integrated rail and road tunnels during early project planning stages. The adoption of combined rail-road tunnels could lead to reduced land acquisition requirements, lower construction costs, minimal environmental disruption and more efficient utilisation of underground space. Shared tunnelling is particularly advantageous in ecologically sensitive or geographically constrained regions, where constructing separate corridors would be both costly and intrusive. It would also prevent duplication of efforts, allowing both rail and road projects to co-exist efficiently in the same corridor.