Vande Bharat Express completes trial run over Chenab bridge and Anji Khad bridge | Watch

The second Vande Bharat Express train move towards Katra-Srinagar route ahead of its inauguration, on the outskirts of Jammu

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 citys 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 countrys 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.

With a total length of 473.25 metres, the Anji Khad bridge is one of the two highest railway bridges in the world, alongside the Chenab bridge -- which holds the title of the worlds highest railway bridge at 359 metres above the river bed, 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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