Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link

February 18, 2022

On February 15, 2022, Indian Railways connected the main and longest tunnel of T-49, under the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

Key Points

The T-49 tunnel is in between Sumber and Arpinchala station of Katra-Banihal section of USBRL project.
It is a 12.758-Km-long tunnel.
It is going to be longest tunnel of Indian Railway.
It has surpassed Peer Panjal Tunnel of 11.2 Km length, which was constructed by USBRL on Banihal-Qazigund section.

South and North Portal of the tunnel

South portal of Tunnel T-49 is located in Sumber Village. It is at a distance of 45-km from District HQ Ramban. It has been constructed at an altitude of 1,400 meters.
While North Portal of the tunnel is located near Arpinchala village Tehsil Khari, at an altitude of 1600 meters, in Mahu-Mangat Valley.

Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project

The T-49 tunnel is part of larger 272-km-long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link (USBRL) project. It would connect the valley to the rest of India. It provides an alternate surface link to the Union territory. Out of 272-km stretch, work of 161-km has been commissioned and operationalized. Work on stretch of 111-km between Katra & Banihal is under progress.

Cost of the project

The project is being erected at a cost of Rs 28,000 crore.

India’s first ever cable-stayed rail bridge

Ministry of Railways also shared pictures of India’s first ever cable-stayed rail bridge. This bridge is a part of the project. It is situated over Anji river and is dubbed as Anji Khad Bridge. It will connect Katra and Reasi Section, which is a part of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link.

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