Small test train runs on ‘world’s highest railway bridge track’ on Chenab River

REASI: A small train ran on the world’s highest railway track under construction on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link on the Chenab valley in Jammu and Kashmir.

The ceremony was observed at the Bakal Surrey and flagged off the mounted vehicles. These small vehicles will be operated on this track for two years.

Sources said that the train was successful on the track on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir on the first day and is likely to be completed by the third week of this month.

After completion of the work, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link. This will be a major milestone in the completion of the USBRL), also known as the Kashmir Link.
The bridge, being built at a cost of around Rs 1,400 crore, is the biggest civil engineering challenge faced by any railway project in India in recent history.

Once the 111 km stretch is completed, the Srinagar-bound train can reach Kanyakumari without any hindrance. Recently, the authorities completed the track laying work on the Chenab bridge.(Agencies)