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.
Statements (49)
| 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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