Chenab railway bridge

Feb. 24, 2023

Track laying work has commenced on the Chenab railway bridge recently.

About Chenab railway bridge:

The Chenab Rail Bridge, also known as the Chenab Arch Bridge, is a concrete arch bridge being built over the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
It will be the highest railway bridge in the world, with a height of 359 meters above the riverbed.
The length of the Chenab bridge will be 1,315 meters with 17 spans, of which the span of the main arch across the Chenab river will be 467m.
The bridge will have a design speed of 100 Km/hr and a lifespan of 120 years.
It is designed to withstand Zone-V earthquakes, 266 Km/hr wind speed, and high-intensity blasts.
It forms a crucial link on the 111km stretch from Katra to Banihal, which is part of the ₹21,653 crores Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project intended to provide all-weather rail connectivity to the Kashmir Valley.