Chenab Rail Bridge

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The Chenab Rail Bridge is a steel and concrete arch railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India, renowned as one of the world’s highest railway bridges.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
concrete bridge
railway bridge
steel bridge
completionDate around 2022
constructedBy Afcons Infrastructure NERFINISHED
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited NERFINISHED
constructedFor Indian Railways NERFINISHED
constructionResumed around 2010
constructionStartDate 2004
country India
crosses Chenab River NERFINISHED
design steel arch
designedForSeismicZone Zone IV
designedForSpeed up to 100 km/h
designedForWindSpeed up to 266 km/h
gauge 1676 mm
broad gauge
hasFeature blast-resistant design
composite steel–concrete construction
continuous monitoring systems
high-strength steel arches
heightAboveRiver about 359 metres
locatedIn Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
locatedNear Katra NERFINISHED
Reasi district NERFINISHED
Srinagar–Jammu National Highway corridor NERFINISHED
mainSpanLength about 467 metres
maintainedBy Indian Railways NERFINISHED
material concrete
steel
notableFor difficult mountainous terrain
extreme engineering challenges
high wind and seismic design requirements
numberOfSpans 17
openedForRailTraffic 2023
operator Northern Railway zone NERFINISHED
owner Indian Railways NERFINISHED
partOf Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link NERFINISHED
project Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link project NERFINISHED
projectCost over ₹1400 crore
purpose to connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India by rail
recognizedAs one of the world’s highest railway bridges
the world’s highest railway bridge at the time of completion
region Himalayan region
riverValley Chenab River gorge NERFINISHED
seismicZone high seismic zone
totalLength about 1315 metres
usage railway traffic

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Chenab River hasBridge Chenab Rail Bridge