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Sep 04 (18:58)   India's First Vertical Lift Railway Bridge Nears Completion, Connecting Rameswaram to Mainland

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Pamban Bridge nears completion! Rameswaram island soon to be linked with mainland with India’s first vertical-lift bridge

India's first vertical lift railway bridge, the Pamban Bridge, is nearing completion. The 2.05-kilometer-long bridge will allow for higher-speed trains, increasing traffic between mainland India and Rameswaram Island. The bridge is a replacement for the Scherzer’s span bridge built in 1914, and is being constructed by RVNL at a cost of...
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Rs 535 crore. The bridge has undergone successful load deflection tests and is expected to be completed soon, reconnecting Rameswaram to the mainland. The construction was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2019, with work beginning in February 2020.

India ka pehla vertical lift railway bridge, Pamban Bridge, almost complete ho gaya hai. 2.05 kilometer lamba yeh bridge high-speed trains ko chalaane ki ijaazat dega, mainland India aur Rameswaram Island ke beech traffic badhaayega. 1914 mein bana Scherzer’s span bridge ki jagah yeh bridge ban raha hai, aur RVNL Rs...
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535 crore mein iska construction kar raha hai. Bridge pe load deflection tests successful ho chuke hain aur yeh jaldi hi complete hone wala hai, Rameswaram ko mainland se fir se jod dega. November 2019 mein Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne iska construction shuru kiya tha, aur February 2020 mein kaam shuru hua tha.

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