OREANDA-NEWS. September 24, 2009. The ceremonial commissioning of the Nankhchulsky railway tunnel took place. This tunnel is located between Novokuznetsk and Abakan in the Mezhdurechensk-Abakan section of the Krasnoyarsk Railway (Askiz area, the Republic of Khakassia).The tunnel was constructed in 1957. Its reconstruction started in 2002 after a new tunnel located 35 meters away was put into operation. The tunnel was reexcavated using drill and blast method. Its length is   2403 meters. The reconstruction works were carried out by Tunnel Division 22 and Tunnel Division 12 – Bamtonnelstroy.