Chenab Rail Bridge | Standing tall
Soaring above the Chenab river, the world's highest railway arch bridge—inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on June 6—finally links the Kashmir valley to the rest of India by rail. A feat of engineering, the bridge stands as a symbol of precision and human resilience
ISSUE DATE: Jun 16, 2025 | UPDATED: Jun 6, 2025 18:54 IST
WHY THE BRIDGE WAS NEEDED
- It is crucial to the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link project
- The two pairs of Vande Bharat Express flagged off on this stretch reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar to 4.40 hrs from 6 hrs by road right now. There are plans to add trains from Delhi after assessing demand for some time
- The new Jammu railway division is exploring the use of this all-weather mode of transport to move saffron, apples, walnut, handicrafts and other goods from the Valley; will save costs and time