Highest railway bridge News

In an historic milestone for the transport infrastructure of Jammu and Kashmir, the inaugural loaded freight train rolled into Anantnag Railway Station on Saturday, signaling the operational start of the pivotal Banihal-Sangaldan-Reasi-Katra segment of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

The Chenab Rail Bridge, constructed 359 metres (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir region, is some 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower.  

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The bridge will connect Kashmir valley with Katra in Jammu and the rest of the country. It will also reduce the journey time by 5-6 hours from Katra to Srinagar. Total length of the rail bridge is 1.3 km long and it can withstand earthquake measuring more than 7 on Richter scale. The project is being developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited and is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.