Srinagar: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav shared a video of Indian Railways’ first cable bridge in the Anji section of Jammu and Kashmir. In the video, a freight train can be seen undergoing a load test by running past the bridge. The test was conducted on December 25.
The bridge has been built at the Katra-Banihal sports section of Northern Railways. As per officials, the length of this bridge is 473.25 meters, while the width is 15 meters. Also, a single pylon 193 meters high is built in the middle of the bridge. Importantly, several successful trials have already been conducted for running engine and goods trains from Sangaldan to Reasi station.
How load test was conducted on the track
Sharing further details, the authorities informed that the engine had first reached Reasi station from Katra at a speed of 20 km/hr and then returned to Katra at a speed of 30 km per hour. After this, a good train with 32 racks loaded with gravel reached Reasi station from Katra. During the test, the officials attached two engines and two special brake coaches to the goods train.
Load test with freight train and trucks on Anji Khad cable-stayed bridge.
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Notable, it was on Friday that the goods train left Reasi station to test the load of the country’s first cable stay bridge built on Anji Khad. Thereafter, the queue of dumpers started arriving at the 15 feet-wide space, that had been built on the side of the railway line. After this, the 57 dumpers were parked on the bridge. The weight of each dumper was nine tonnes. The first phase of the load test was completed, and the goods train returned to Reasi.
Construction of the bridge started in 2008
Importantly, the construction of the Anji Bridge was started in the year 2008. However, due to certain difficulties, the design of the track was earlier cancelled and a cable-stayed bridge was considered.
Later in 2015, the Sridharan Committee visited the site and assessed the situation. After discussions, a decision was made to build a new cable-stayed bridge. In 2017, construction started on the cable-stayed bridge on Anji Khad, and the responsibility was handed over to Hindustan Construction Company.
Ashwini Vaishnav shared a video of Indian Railways’ first cable bridge in the Anji section of Jammu and Kashmir. In the video, a freight train can be seen undergoing a load test by running past the bridge. Business Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
