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Small Train Test Run On World’s Highest Railway Bridge Successful; Track Still Under Construction

by Vaishalee Kalvankar
Small Train Test Run On World’s Highest Railway Bridge Successful; Track Still Under Construction

Indian Railways has achieved another milestone by conducting a successful small train test run. What is special about a small train test run? Well, this small train test run was conducted on the world’s highest railway bridge that runs over the Chenab river in the blissful Jammu and Kashmir. The small train test run was successful, and everyone is now looking forward to it being operational.

Small Train Test Run On The Highest Railway Bridge

A small train runs on the track being built for the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link. Bakal Surrey is where this ceremony was observed, and the mounted vehicles were flagged off. These vehicles were run on this track for about two years, according to a report by ANI.

The test run was successful on the first day it was conducted on the world’s highest railway bridge built over the Chenab valley. The tracks are still under construction and might be completed the third week of the month. The completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link will surely be considered as a milestone in the history of Indian railways.

Many Twitter users shared the picture and videos of the bridge on the microblogging site. Industrialist Anand Mahindra too shared this feat on Twitter.

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A Massive Construction, A Huge Feat

This cable-stayed bridge has a height of 359 metres. It is located on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link section in Jammu and Kashmir and will connect Katra and Reasi districts. This is without a doubt one of the most difficult and massive projects undertaken by the Indian Railways in recent times.

It is the country’s first cable-stayed bridge for Indian railways. In fact, it made a name for itself as the world’s seventh largest arching bridge without any support pillars. However, it is only supported on both sides of the river.

A total of 30,350 metric tonnes of steel were used in the construction of the Chenab railway bridge. A fascinating fact about the completed bridge is that it will be 35 metres higher than Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower.

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