Vande Bharat Express completes trial run over Chenab bridge and Anji Khad bridge
In another engineering marvel, Indian Railways on Saturday conducted the first trial run of Vande Bharat Express on the Chenab bridge and the Anji khad bridge. The train, on its maiden trial run, arrived at Srinagar station in the Nowgam area on the city's outskirts from Katra in Jammu.
Over the past month, the Indian Railways conducted six trial runs on various sections of the track, including crucial milestones such as the country's first cable-stayed rail bridge -- the Anji Khad bridge -- and the arch bridge over the Chenab river in Kauri.
The Anji Khad bridge -- a critical part of the USBRL project -- is an engineering marvel, featuring a single pylon rising 331 metres above the river bed. The pylon, which took several years to complete, now rises 191 metres above its foundation level.
