Nation’s 1st cable bridge for trains almost ready
Ninety per cent of the work of Anji Bridge, being built over Anji gorge near Katra in Jammu and Kashmir, is complete. It is the country’s first “cable-stayed bridge” for movement of trains.
Being built at an altitude of 876m from sea level, the bridge consists of 47 sections. Forty-one out of the 47 sections have been already installed.
The project, estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore, was awarded to Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) by Northern Railway. KRCL has entrusted the work to Mumbai-headquartered Hindustan Construction Company (HCC). HCC is executing the work under the supervision of Northern Railway and KRCL.
