Indian Railways Gives Glimpse Of India’s First Cable Stayed Rail Bridge In J&K 

The first cable-stayed railway bridge in India is in the making in the gorgeous Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir. Built on the Anji river, the bridge known as the Anji Khad bridge will link Katra and Reasi. The bridge is a part of the 111-kilometre long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. Standing at an altitude of 331 metres above the river bed, the bridge will be higher than Paris’s Eiffel Tower. It will run for a length of 473.25 metres with the support of 96 cables.

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Railways Shares Stunning Pictures Of Anji Khad Bridge

The Ministry of Railways shared the pictures on a social media post and wrote, “An Engineering Marvel in the making! Catch sight of India’s first-ever cable-stayed rail bridge.” In the picture, we can see a mighty steel frame and a suspension pillar. The picture has been shared by RailMinIndia on Koos app. Also, the railway bridge over Chenab river as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link will be the world’s highest bridge once complete. It will have a height of around 1179 feet.

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Anji Khad Bridge Will Connect Katra’s T2 With Reasi’s T3

The development of the bridge will be done in a way to make it capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions like strong winds and storms. Earlier, the Anji Khad bridge was planned to be constructed in the form of an arch like the Chenab bridge. But later on, the plan was changed considering the location not suitable for an arch bridge. The bridge will connect Katra’s T2 with Reasi’s T3. The estimated cost of the project is around  ₹458 crores. On that note, here is a list of 5 Astounding Bridges Of India That Are True Engineering Marvels.