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Chenab Rail Bridge

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Reasi District, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Source: Mint

Project
Completed

The Chenab Rail Bridge is the world's highest railway arch bridge, standing 359 metres above the Chenab River. It is a 1,315-metre-long steel arch bridge engineered to withstand seismic and wind conditions. The bridge enhances connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar, officially connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India via rail for the first time in history. The bridge was inaugurated b

Status
Closed
Sector
Mass Transit, Rail, Wind, Bridge, Metal, Steel, Government
Location
Reasi District, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Mint

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The project “Chenab Rail Bridge” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Reasi District, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Mint.

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2026-07-22

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The Chenab Rail Bridge is the world's highest railway arch bridge, standing 359 metres above the Chenab River. It is a 1,315-metre-long steel arch bridge engineered to withstand seismic and wind conditions. The bridge enhances connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar, officially connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India via rail for the first time in history. The bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

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India

State

Jammu and Kashmir

City

Reasi District

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Mass Transit, Rail, Wind, Bridge, Metal, Steel, Government

Article published date

2025-06-10

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