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Proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line to have world's highest station
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A station at 5,256 metres beneath Tanglang La: the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway fact GS3 Infrastructure tests
Planned station beneath Tanglang La at about 5,256 m.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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India plans a railway station about 5,256 metres up beneath Tanglang La on the proposed 489-km broad-gauge Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line.
It would be the world's highest railway station.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line is about 489 km long and broad gauge
- Planned station lies beneath Tanglang La at about 5,256 m
- It would be the world's highest railway station
- Line would link Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur, Manali) with Leh in Ladakh
- Tanglang La is a high Himalayan pass on the Manali-Leh route in Ladakh
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How the exam will ask it
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- The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line is planned as a broad-gauge line of about 489 km.
- The proposed station beneath Tanglang La, at about 5,256 m, would be the world's highest railway station.
- The line would connect Himachal Pradesh with Ladakh through high-altitude Himalayan terrain.
മെയിൻസ്
GS3 Infrastructure: strategic border connectivity to Ladakh is limited by road-only access and weather closures. A high-altitude broad-gauge railway would improve logistics, defence mobility and regional development. Challenges include extreme terrain, tunnelling, cost, and Himalayan ecology, so the way forward is phased construction with rigorous environmental and geological assessment.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
A railway station at about 5,256 metres is proposed on the 489-km Bilaspur–Manali–Leh line beneath which Himalayan pass?
- Khardung La
- Tanglang La
- Baralacha La
- Zoji La
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: B — Correct: Tanglang La — the proposed station would lie beneath Tanglang La, which would make it the world's highest railway station. • Khardung La — wrong: Khardung La is famed as a high motorable road pass, not the proposed station site. • Baralacha La — wrong: Baralacha La is a pass on the Manali–Leh route but is not where the station is planned. • Zoji La — wrong: Zoji La links Kashmir with Ladakh on the Srinagar–Leh route, far lower and on a different corridor.
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