World's Highest Rail Bridge In J&K, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Performs 'Bhumi Pujan': See Pics

The world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir is soon to get operational for rail traffic. On Sunday, the railway's minister performed bhumi pujan at the bridge.

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Chenab Rail Bridge, world's highest railway bridge, over the Chenab river in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26, 2023. The Chenab bridge is part of Indian railways' Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects the Chenab Bridge, in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Chenab railway bridge is near completion at present as the incumbent regime laid a special focus on the project worth Rs 1400 crore.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw performs 'bhumi poojan' at the site where the first trail run of track-mounted vehicles on Chenab Bridge will be conducted, in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26, 2023.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cracks a coconut on the Chenab Bridge tracks in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Once completed, the bridge will be able to withstand winds with speeds up to 260 kmph and will have a lifespan of 120 years.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw celebrate with engineers during his visit to Chenab Bridge, in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26, 2023.

The union railways minister distributes sweets among the engineers on Sunday following the Bhumi Pujan Chenab Bridge, in Reasi district on Sunday.

Trail run of motor trolly underway on Chenab Bridge, in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26, 2023. The arch bridge between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir is 1,178 feet above the riverbed, forming a crucial link from Katra to Banihal.

The world's highest railway bridge spans the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river, which is 35 meters taller than Paris' Eiffel Tower.