The Chenab Rail Bridge, is a railway bridge over the Chenab River in Reasi district of the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a steel and concrete spanning 1,315 m across the river gorge. The structure consists of an approach bridge which is 530 m long and a 785 m long deck arch bridge. With a deck height of 359 m from the river bed, the arch bridge is the highest rail bridge and arch bridge in the world. It is located between Kauri and Bakkal on the Jammu–Baramulla line.
The bridge was constructed at a cost of ₹14.86 billion. The project was overseen by Konkan Railway Corporation of the Indian Railways. While the project was approved in 2002, the construction work started only in 2017. The base supports were completed in November 2017 with the arch constructed by April 2021. The bridge was fully completed and was inaugurated in August 2022. The first trial runs were conducted in June 2024. From Wikipedia
