Chenab Rail Bridge is one of the most spectacular representations of Indian infrastructure. It also displays the extraordinary execution of constructing a massive bridge at a location that looked too hard to even construct roads because of its geographical features. The best news about the world’s highest railway bridge is that its first trial run between Sangaldan in the Ramban district and Reasi has been completed successfully. Impressed by the architectural brilliance, Anand Mahindra praised the railway project.
Anand Mahindra Applauded Chenab Rail Bridge
The first train to cross the world’s highest railway bridge—the Chenab Bridge in India.
Since it’s Yoga Day, it’s the perfect image to signify that our infrastructure is stretching itself as far towards the skies as possible….🙂pic.twitter.com/T73OnJBGup
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 21, 2024
Indian Railways marked a historic accomplishment by conducting a trial run on the renowned Chenab Bridge. The trial of the eight-coach Mainline Electric Multiple Unit train was a major success, recording an iconic achievement and showing Indian infrastructural development’s strength.
The world’s highest railway bridge has surprised everyone with the perfect showcase of the engineering marvel and capabilities of everyone involved with the project. Sharing a video of the first train to cross the Chenab Rail Bridge, Anand Mahindra lauded the significant project in Jammu and Kashmir.
Posting about it on the X platform on International Yoga Day, he shared that the bridge perfectly reflects how Indian infrastructure is evolving and strengthening towards the sky as much as possible. The Mahindra and Mahindra Chairperson shared, “It’s the perfect image to signify that our infrastructure is stretching itself as far toward the skies as possible.”
The Trial Was Conducted On Thursday
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The Ministry of Railways released a statement following the excellent trial run of the Chenab Bridge. It stated that senior officers from the Railway Board, Northern Railway, and Konkan Railway conducted an extensive inspection of the highest bridge in the world. The test run was on a 46 km electrified line stretch between Sangaldan and Reasi. The train completed the journey at a speed of 40 kmph.
The trial began from Sangaldan at 12:35 PM, according to a report by The Hindu. It was about 2:15 PM when the train arrived at Reasi. As shared by the Ministry of Railways, the journey continued by passing a total of nine tunnels. Among these, the longest tunnel was T-44 and it measures 11.13 km.
Chenab Rail Bridge presents India’s dedication and commitment to enhancing transportation facilities and improving rail connectivity within the country.
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