Kashmir Railway Project, India
System:
Ownership
Indian Railways
Opening Date
2007 – 45km isolated section, followed by full Qazigund-Baramulla section by late 2007
Full Opening Date
2016
Route Length
290km
Gauge
1676mm
Stations
30
Ruling Gradient
1%
Minimum Curve Radius
676m
Maximum Design Speed
100km/h
Rolling Stock:
Passenger Trains
Diesel multiple units
Freight Traffic
Grain and petroleum
Special Characteristics:
Railway crosses inhospitable terrain to link central India with Kashmir
Railway route will replace dangerous hairpin road as main mode of transport to the isolated region
Journey times will be halved to six hours
Konkan Railway Construction is building the world's highest railway bridge on the route to cross the Chenab River
75% of the route between Udhampur and Qazigund is in tunnels
The Chenab River Crossing:
Total Length
1,315m
Maximum Height
359m above the river bed
