Published on 26 Mar 2025
• Indian Railways successfully conducted a trial run of an eight-coach MEMU train on the Chenab Rail bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge.
• Located in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, the 1.3-km-long bridge stands 359 metres above the Chenab River.
• Part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project, it is designed to withstand wind speeds up to 266 km/h and is both blast- proof and earthquake-proof.
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