Chenab Rail Bridge, constructed 359 metres (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River in Jammu-Kashmir region, is some 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. The 1,315 metre-long bridge is part of a broader project which aims to make the Kashmir valley accessible by the Indian Railway network.
The Chenab Rail Bridge, constructed 359 metres (around 109 feet) above Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir region, is some 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. The 1,315 metre-long bridge is part of a broader project which aims to make the Kashmir valley accessible by the Indian Railway network.
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Chenab Rail Bridge: The 1.315 kms long bridge -- which is being built at a dizzying height of 359 metres -- can fit the entire Eiffel Tower (330 metres tall), plus roughly a 10-storied tall building below it.
Chenab Rail Bridge: To celebrate the occasion, workers hoisted the national flag and burst firecrackers overarch deck of the worlds highest single-arch railway bridge over the Chenab river, ahead of Independence Day.
Jammu and Kashmir railway link project between Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla, a 272-km railway line being built at Rs 27,949 crore is one of the most challenging projects Indian Railways has undertaken. Though out of the total length of the railway line is 272 km, 161 km has already been completed, the newly appointed LG Manoj Sinha has asked railways to complete the remaining part between Katra and Banihal by August 15, 2022.
The engineering marvel will soon connect one of the most remote parts of the country in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with the mainland. The bridge is being built on the Katra-Banihal railway line at village Kauri in the Reasi district.
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