The All-New Jiribam-Imphal Railway Project Is At Its Last Phase Of Construction. Here Are All The Deets!

Indian Railways is currently working on different rail projects in the Northeast of India. These extraordinary new projects will be a massive addition to the enhancement of railway connectivity in the states of the Northeast. There a quite a few fascinating projects under construction at the present moment and the Jiribam-Imphal railway project is surely one of the biggest ones. This project of the new line is soon going to wrap up. Here is everything that you need to know!

Ministry Of Railways Shared Updates About The New Railway Development

Ministry of Railways took to its official Twitter handle to share some photos of the under-construction Jiribam-Imphal railway project. Mentioning the progress on the fast track, they shared some glimpses and snippets of the project.

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Jiribam-Imphal Railway Line Project is not just any other rail project by India Railways. This is actually the highest Railway Pier Bridge in the entire world. It is expected that the project will be wrapped up very soon as the development process is presently at the last stage. Here are some important points that you need to know about the Jiribam-Imphal railway line project.

• This is going to be a 110 km long rail project.
• The rail track is going to have 52 bridges and tunnels.
• The 12th tunnel of the Jiribam-Imphal railway line project is the longest one.
• This rail track is going to pass through difficult terrains and many places with brittle soil.
• One of the tunnels of 10.275 km is going to have an RCC Ramp of 529 metre. Along with this, there is going to be a parallel safety tunnel of length 8.30 km.

The Construction Process Is Quite Complicated & Rigorous

Situated in the Imphal valley, the topography of this place is quite difficult to work with. The entire process has been quite challenging because of the geological features of the location. Railway authorities are working hard to build the new railway line project.

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The North East Frontier Railway is using vertical shaft technology for developing tunnels in this region. In fact, this sort of technology is being used for the first time in zonal rail projects.

Cover Image Courtesy: Twitter/ Ministry of Railways @RailMinIndia