Another notable feature of this project is the 67 km of escape tunnels and the entire length being built with ballast-less tracks.The foundations of many of the bridges, including the iconic Chenab Bridge, the highest railway arch bridge in the world, and the cable-stay bridge, have been strengthened using 3,000 tonnes of steel, equivalent to 6,000 trucks of steel. A central command centre equipped with the world’s most advanced technical facilities has been established for this section, the minister said.He also claimed that 400 km of tunnels had been completed, which is a world record for Indian Railways over the last 10 years, from 2014 to 2024. “On this section, during heavy snowfall, a snow-remover train will operate ahead of the Vande Bharat and other trains, which will be introduced shortly between Jammu and Srinagar,” the minister said.
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