At 359 metres, rail bridge over Chenab will be world's highest

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At 359 metres, rail bridge over
Chenab will be world's highest
May 30, 2011, 01.42am IST TNN [
Mahendra Kumar Singh ]
The world's
highest railway
bridge -- five
times the height
of Qutub Minar
and 35 metres taller than
Eiffel Tower -- will come up
over the Chenab river on the
under construction rail link to
the Kashmir Valley.
SRINAGAR: The world's highest
railway bridge -- five times the
height of Qutub Minar and 35
metres taller than Eiffel Tower --
will come up over the Chenab
river on the under construction
rail link to the Kashmir Valley.
The bridge will rise 359 metres
over the Chenab, 65 km from
Katra, on the 73-km Katra-
Dharam section of the ambitious
Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla
Rail Link Project. This section
alone will cost around Rs 5,005
crore.
Konkan Railway Corporation,
with experience of building 179
major bridges on the path-
breaking rail link through the
Konkan region, will execute this
particular section.
The 1,315-metre bridge will use
up 25,000 million tonnes of steel
and will be an engineering
marvel."Work is going on in full
swing," said Rajesh Agarwal,
general manager, Konkan
Railways.
The world's tallest rail bridge is
on France's Tarn river and its
tallest pillar rises 340 metres
while the actual height at which
trains run on the bridge is 300
metres. "The Chenab bridge will
be the highest in the world,"
Northern Railway chief
administrative officer Chahatey
Ram said.
Observing that wind speed at the
height of 359 metres may go up
to 266 kmph, the engineers have
decided not to allow trains
crossing the Chenab bridge if the
wind velocity is more than 90
kmph. The railways has designed
the signalling system at the
bridge in such a manner that it
shows the stop light
automatically when wind speed is
more than 90 kmph.
Considering the inaccessible
terrain of the Himalayan
mountains, the bridge will get a
special coat of paint with a life
span of around 35 years to
protect it from the tough
weather.
Besides the steep topography
and fragile geology, engineers
constructing the Katra-Dharam
line also have to factor in
security concerns. While Railway
Police (GRP) and Railway
Protection Force provide security
to engineers and workers
implementing the project, the
support of locals is coming in
handy."Only two incidents of
terrorists targeting the project
have been reported since work
was started," said Shovkat Malik,
SSP, GRP, Kashmir Range.
The railways has constructed a
helipad to transport construction
material and equipment. For the
73-km section which involves
construction of 63 km of tunnels
and 7.5 km of bridges, Konkan
Railways is constructing 176 km
of roads to access the project
sites. Railways has already
constructed 104 km of roads
which is giving connectivity to
remote villages which were till
now inaccessible.

 

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The world's highest railway bridge -- five times the height of Qutub Minar and 35 metres taller than Eiffel Tower -- will come up over the Chenab river on the under construction rail link to the Kashmir Valley.

The bridge will rise 359 metres over the Chenab, 65 km from Katra, on the 73-km Katra-Dharam section of the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project. This section alone will cost around Rs 5,005 crore.

Konkan Railway Corporation, with experience of building 179 major bridges on the path-breaking rail link through the Konkan region, will execute this particular section.

The 1,315-metre bridge will use up 25,000 million tonnes of steel and will be an engineering marvel. "Work is going on in full swing," said Rajesh Agarwal, general manager, Konkan Railways.

The world's tallest rail bridge is on France's Tarn river and its tallest pillar rises 340 metres while the actual height at which trains run on the bridge is 300 metres. "The Chenab bridge will be the highest in the world," Northern Railway chief administrative officer Chahatey Ram said.

Observing that wind speed at the height of 359 metres may go up to 266 kmph, the engineers have decided not to allow trains crossing the Chenab bridge if the wind velocity is more than 90 kmph. The railways has designed the signalling system at the bridge in such a manner that it shows the stop light automatically when wind speed is more than 90 kmph.

Considering the inaccessible terrain of the Himalayan mountains, the bridge will get a special coat of paint with a life span of around 35 years to protect it from the tough weather.

Besides the steep topography and fragile geology, engineers constructing the Katra-Dharam line also have to factor in security concerns. While Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force provide security to engineers and workers implementing the project, the support of locals is coming in handy. "Only two incidents of terrorists targeting the project have been reported since work was started," said Shovkat Malik, SSP, GRP, Kashmir Range.

The railways has constructed a helipad to transport construction material and equipment. For the 73-km section which involves construction of 63 km of tunnels and 7.5 km of bridges, Konkan Railways is constructing 176 km of roads to access the project sites. Railways has already constructed 104 km of roads which is giving connectivity to remote villages which were till now inaccessible.



At 359 metres, rail bridge over Chenab will be world's highest - The Times of India

 

[anoop_mig25]

and by what time they are going to complete this decade or what. railways are worts performers in completing any project ans with present leadership it gets worse