World s highest railway bridge nears completion, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal gives update
Work on the steel arch began in November 2017 and is part of a pioneering project which aims to connect this area with the rest of the country. (Image source: Twitter/Piyush Goyal)
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Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 07:54 PM IST
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (February 25) gave an update on the iconic Chenab bridge that is being built in Jammu and Kashmir.
While sharing the photo of the 476 metre-long steel arch of the railway bridge on Twitter, Piyush Goyal wrote, Infrastructural Marvel in Making: Indian Railways is well on track to achieve another engineering milestone with the steel arch of Chenab bridge reaching at closure position. It is all set to be the world s highest Railway bridge.
Work on in full swing for India s first arch rail bridge in J&K
Sun Online Desk
23rd December, 2020 04:37:27
Work on India s first cable-styled bridge, also called the Anji bridge, is in full swing in Jammu and Kashmir s Raesi district. When it is completed, the bridge is being touted as one of the engineering marvels of the Indian Railways.
According to Northern Railway officials, the work on the Anji Bridge, which is coming up on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) section of Northern Railway in Jammu and Kashmir is in full swing.
The bridge is being built on the Katra-Banihal railway line at village Kauri in the Reasi district.
Updated Dec 23, 2020 | 08:25 IST
The Anji Khad Bridge has a single pylon, standing at a height of 331 metres above the river bed. The total length of the Anji Khad Bridge is 473.25 metres. Anji Khad bridge construction picture
New Delhi: Indian Railways is constructing its first cable stayed rail bridge- Anji Khad on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) section of Northern Railways in Jammu & Kashmir. It is being constructed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, a Government of India undertaking, at an height of 331 metres above the river bed. This bridge will connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir. The magnificent Anji Khad Bridge is a milestone project of the IR and is known as an engineering marvel due to the difficulties involved in the construction process and the technology used in it.
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