Indian Railways News => Topic started by nikhilndls on Feb 19, 2013 - 15:00:23 PM


Title - World's Highest rail bridge to come up across Chenab river
Posted by : nikhilndls on Feb 19, 2013 - 15:00:23 PM

Arguably one of the toughest engineering challenges in hand, Railways plans to complete the Chenab bridge in Jammu and Kashmir by 2016, making it the world's highest rail bridge.The arch-shaped bridge across Chenab river-bed in Reasi district, which will be five times the height of Qutab Minar at 359 m above river bed, will connect Baramulla and Srinagar to Jammu via Udhampur-Katra-Qazigund covering the entire route in about seven hours.