Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Railway Minister

Know why Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project is remarkable feat of engineering.

1. India’s longest transportation tunnel T-50, 12.77 Km long; between Khari-Sumber.

2. India’s 2nd longest transportation tunnel T-80 (11.22 Km), also known as the Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel; between Banihal-Qazigund.

3. India’s 3rd longest railway tunnel T-44 stretches over 11.13 Km; between Sawalkote-Sangaldan.

4. USBRL Project involves construction of 36 Main tunnels with a total length of 119.6 Km and 8 Escape tunnels with a total length of 66.4 Km.

5. The Chenab Bridge – world’s highest railway arch bridge. – Length: 1.3 Km – Height: 359 m (35 m higher than Eiffel Tower) – Steel welding: More than 600 Km, that is more than the length of Jammu to Delhi Railway track.

6. The Anji Bridge: India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge – Length: 725.5 m – Bridge is balanced on the axis of a single central pylon. – Height of Single Pylon: 193 m from top of foundation. – Total Number of stay cables: 2x(24+24) = 96 Numbers. – All 96 cables were installed within short span of 11 months. – Total running length of all Stay cable strands is 653 Km, which is more than the distance between Jammu to Delhi.

7. Advanced construction technique was specifically adapted to the complex geological and seismic conditions of the Himalayan region – Himalayan Tunneling Method.

8. All Weather train movement – ice cutter installed in Vande Bharat trains to clear snow from tracks to allow better running.