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World's Highest Railway Bridge

  • 27 Mar 2023

Recently, Union Railways Minister announced that trains are expected to ply on the Chenab bridge, which is being claimed as the world's highest railway bridge, by January-February 2024.

  • The Chenab bridge is situated at a height of 359 m, making it taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which stands at 330 m.
  • The Chenab bridge will pave the way for trains to run seamlessly along the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, connecting Kashmir to the rest of India.
  • The plan is to run Vande Bharat trains along the stretch and also Vande Metro trains between Jammu and Srinagar.
  • Running Vande Metro trains between Jammu and Srinagar will reduce the travelling time between the two towns to 3.5 hours.