The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project is the most difficult new railway line project undertaken on the Indian subcontinent. The terrain passes through the young Himalayas, which are situated across high altitudes. For execution purposes, the entire project has been divided into three sub-sections.The Engineering Marvel- Indian Railway's first Cable Stayed Bridge - the Anji Bridge, Coming up on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) section of Northern Railway in Jammu & Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/7dAkcCw5nM
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) December 18, 2020
The construction activities are in progress on the Udhamur-Katra, Katra-Quazigund, and Quazigund-Srinagar-Baramulla sections of the project. The Katra-Qazigund leg is the most difficult stretch of this project. The alignment of this stretch which is almost 129 Km long, passes through the Patni and Pir Panjal ranges.For the Anji Khad bridge, several unique techniques and equipment were used. Pump Concreting System arrangement was used to increase efficiency, giving a higher safety for workers and saved the construction time by about 30 per cent. The Anji Khad bridge will have access to an integrated monitoring system by means of various sensors installed at various locations on the bridge.The Spectacular Anji Bridge- the Cable stayed Rail Bridge connecting Katra & Reasi under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project in Jammu & Kashmir connecting Incredible India. pic.twitter.com/JltdE4ej2k
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) July 14, 2020