Watch: Railways conduct high-speed trial on world's tallest Chenab Rail Bridge. Goosebumps Guaranteed
Indian Railways achieved another milestone on Friday with the successful trial run of High-Speed CRS on the famed Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir. This trial run marks a significant step towards commencing rail operations on the Reasi-Baramulla route in Kashmir.
Earlier, after conducting its first trial run this week, the Ministry of Railways had said: «After an extensive inspection of the newly constructed Chenab Bridge by senior officers from Railway Board, Northern Railway, and Konkan Railway, a trial run was conducted on a 46-km-long electrified line section between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi at a speed of 40 kmph.»
The trial, starting at 12.35 pm from Sangaldan and reaching Reasi at 2.05 pm, covered nine tunnels spanning 40.787 km, including the longest tunnel T-44 stretching 11.13 km. This marks the inaugural full train crossing on the iconic bridge between Dugga and Bakkal stations over the Chenab river, the highest arch railway bridge globally, the ministry said.
Key stations along the route—Reasi, Bakkal, Dugga, and Sawlakote—are located in Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir. «The electrification work on this section has been executed with state-of-the-art technology, ROCS (Rigid Overhead Conductor System) at 25 kV, for the first time on railways,» the ministry said.
The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 20, 2024, includes the 48.1-km Banihal-Sangaldan section. Phase-I of the
