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Kashmir Rail Link Project

Sector: Cement • Location: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Source: Al Jazeera

Project
Completed

A 272-kilometre railway line connecting the Kashmir Valley to the Indian plains for the first time. The line starts from Udhampur, passes through Srinagar, and ends in Baramulla near the Line of Control. It includes 36 tunnels, over 943 bridges, and features the 1,315-metre-long Chenab Rail Bridge, one of the highest steel and concrete bridges in the world.

Status
Closed
Sector
Cement, Mass Transit, Bridge, Rail, Metal, Steel, Government
Location
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Al Jazeera

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The project “Kashmir Rail Link Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Cement sector, located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Al Jazeera.

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2026-07-22

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A 272-kilometre railway line connecting the Kashmir Valley to the Indian plains for the first time. The line starts from Udhampur, passes through Srinagar, and ends in Baramulla near the Line of Control. It includes 36 tunnels, over 943 bridges, and features the 1,315-metre-long Chenab Rail Bridge, one of the highest steel and concrete bridges in the world.

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Country

India

State

Jammu and Kashmir

City

Srinagar

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Al Jazeera

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

Article published date

2025-06-08

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