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On Tuesday today, the main arch of the rail bridge on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir which is being called the of world`s tallest rail bridge has been launched by Indian Railways.
On Tuesday today, the main arch of the rail bridge on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir which is being called the of world`s tallest rail bridge has been launched by Indian Railways. With that the ongoing construction has entered a crucial phase after the main arch was launched by the Indian railways today.
The bridge forms a crucial link in the 111-km stretch between Katra and Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.
Over 1,200 workers and 300 engineers are working round-the-clock to meet the project`s completion deadline in 2019. The bridge will have a design life of 120 years and can withstand winds up to 260 kmph.
Let`s take a glance at the details:
The construction of the bridge began in 2004, but the work was stalled in 2008-09 over passenger safety concerns and due to the high-velocity winds in the Reasi region
The bridge would be a connecting the crucial Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Line (USBRL) project
The bridge would be five times higher than Delhi`s Qutub Minar and 35 metres higher than the Eiffel tower.
After the completion of the bridge, the rail journey from Jammu to Srinagar will be completed in about 5 hours, which now takes about 11 hours by road.
The railway bridge would be 1,315 metres long and 359 metres above the river bed.
The bridge is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 1,250 crore.
The bridge has been designed to run trains at a top speed of 100 kmph
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