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Vande Bharat Crosses Chenab Bridge at 100 kmph in Speed Test
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World's highest railway arch bridge just took a Vande Bharat: the USBRL project Prelims tests under Infrastructure
Vande Bharat's 100 kmph run over the Chenab and Anji bridges was tested successfully.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 ମିନିଟ
A Vande Bharat Express (Train Nos.
26401/26404) crossed the Chenab and Anji bridges at 100 kmph in a successful test on Friday, the Railways said.
The Chenab Bridge is the world's highest railway arch bridge.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- Vande Bharat Express (Train Nos. 26401/26404) crossed the Chenab and Anji bridges at 100 kmph in a successful test
- The Chenab Bridge is the world's highest railway arch bridge
- The Chenab and Anji bridges are part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) in Jammu and Kashmir
- The Anji Bridge is a cable-stayed railway bridge, the first of its kind in India
- The Chenab Bridge spans the Chenab river in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ · ମେନ୍ସ
How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- The Chenab Bridge is the world's highest railway arch bridge and is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL).
- The Anji Bridge on the USBRL is India's first cable-stayed railway bridge.
- The USBRL project aims to connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the national rail network.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS-III Infrastructure — Railways. Challenging Himalayan terrain made rail connectivity to Kashmir difficult; the USBRL, with engineering marvels like the Chenab and Anji bridges, addresses this and now supports semi-high-speed services like Vande Bharat. It promises better all-weather connectivity, regional integration and economic growth, while the way forward lies in ensuring seismic safety, sustained maintenance and last-mile freight and tourism linkages.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway arch bridge, forms part of which railway project?
- Konkan Railway
- Dedicated Freight Corridor
- Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: C — Correct: Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link — The Chenab Bridge is a key structure of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) in Jammu and Kashmir. • Konkan Railway — wrong: The Konkan Railway runs along the western coast between Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, far from the Chenab. • Dedicated Freight Corridor — wrong: The Dedicated Freight Corridors are freight-only routes linking industrial regions and do not include the Chenab Bridge. • Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail — wrong: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail is a bullet-train project in western India, not in Jammu and Kashmir.
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