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Chenab Rail Bridge : Successful Trial Run

Kumari Sonali

Chenab Rail Bridge : Successful Trial Run

The Indian Railway conducted a successful trial run on the newly-constructed world’s highest railway bridge, Chenab Rail Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Chenab Rail Bridge is located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
  • The 1.3-km-long bridge is located 359 metres above the Chenab riverbed.
  • It is the highest single-arch railway bridge in the world.
  • It is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project.
  • The construction of the Chenab bridge has been a collaborative effort, involving various international organizations and renowned Indian institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and the Geological Survey of India.
  • It consists of 17 spans, with the main arch spanning an impressive 467 metres, making it the longest of its kind.
  • The arch consists of steel boxes. Concrete has been filled in the boxes to improve stability.
  • The bridge consists of 93 deck segments, each weighing approximately 85 tonnes.

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