Is it time to think of a Ram Setu Express?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Is it time to think of a Ram Setu Express?

New Indian Express  

As far as railway bridges go, you could call it short—spanning only 2.2 km. As India was marking its Constitution Day this week, rail safety commissioner A M Chowdhary quietly authorised the opening of a reconstructed Pamban bridge between Mandapam and Pamban stations in Tamil Nadu. Built at a cost of about Rs 550 crore, India's first vertical lift bridge, an engineering marvel, will connect Rameshwaram with mainland India and enable a speed of 80 km per hour across the bridge. For me, this brought back memories of a midnight ceremony at St Petersburg, Russia on the margins of a G20 summit, when I saw a road bridge across a river rise up and split from the middle to allow ships to pass through. Engineering has come a long way, and the Pamban bridge represents a potential that India can exploit in the not-too-distant future to probably build a high-speed rail link between India and Sri Lanka.

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Pamban Bridge: Modern engineering marvel connecting the past and future
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pamban Bridge: Modern engineering marvel connecting the past and future

India Today  

India has witnessed a monumental leap in infrastructure with the completion of the New Pamban Bridge— India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge! New Pamban Bridge : Fully automated vertical lift span, enabling efficient marine traffic. A BOOST FOR RAMESWARAM AND BEYOND The New Pamban Bridge, along with the revamped Rameswaram Railway Station, is set to elevate tourism, trade, and …

Rameshwaram Pamban bridge nears readiness as railways conduct second test series
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rameshwaram Pamban bridge nears readiness as railways conduct second test series

India Today  

Connectivity between Rameshwaram island and mainland is set to resume soon as India’s first vertical lift rail bridge at Pamban underwent a second set of tests, in which top speed of 80 km per hour was reached. Once the tests are concluded, Rameshwaram’s connectivity to mainland via railway will resume after the old Pamban bridge was closed to the public …

India's 1st vertical lift railway sea bridge completes trial run
1 month ago

India's 1st vertical lift railway sea bridge completes trial run

India Today  

A successful trial run on the newly constructed Pamban Bridge has been completed, with trains reaching speeds of 90 km/h on the Pamban-Mandapam section and 80 km/h on the bridge itself. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited is facing a major challenge in moving a 550-tonne lift span, measuring 72.5 meters in length and 16 meters in width, to its final position. …

Southern Railway: Rail operations to resume on new Pamban bridge by mid-November
2 months ago

Southern Railway: Rail operations to resume on new Pamban bridge by mid-November

The Hindu  

Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh has stated that rail operations between Mandapam and Rameswaram railway stations using the new Pamban rail bridge are likely to resume by mid-November. The existing single railway line can handle up to 40 rail movements in a day, but the railway traffic is expected to increase and cross the threshold limit, requiring a second …

Rameswaram’s supercentenarian Pamban railway bridge: Old and new
3 months, 1 week ago

Rameswaram’s supercentenarian Pamban railway bridge: Old and new

Hindustan Times  

Now a supercentenarian, the engineering marvel continues to evoke awe! Very few can forget a train journey on the old Pamban cantilever rail bridge connecting the temple island Rameswaram, often described as the southern Kasi, to the mainland. On the upcoming Gandhi Jayanti Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a newly constructed sea bridge connecting Mandapam on the mainland …

New Pamban rail bridge work likely to be completed by August 31
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New Pamban rail bridge work likely to be completed by August 31

The Hindu  

Placing the lift span girder of new Pamban Rail Bridge, over the navigational channel in Bay of Bengal, was completed on Saturday midnight giving hope for completion of the ₹545 crore project by August 31. “The vertical lift span which was assembled here on Rameswaram side of the bridge has been slowly moved to its centre portion over the navigational …

Ashwini Vaishnaw Shares Visuals of 'New and Improved' Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram - News18
3 years, 2 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw Shares Visuals of 'New and Improved' Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram - News18

News 18  

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday shared images of of the new Pamban bridge in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge, it is likely to become functional by March 2022. The current Pamban bridge was India’s first sea bridge, which opened in 1914. Its construction took three years, and it had the distinction of being India’s …

Closing the gaps: Ten iconic bridges and how they’re changing India
3 years, 3 months ago

Closing the gaps: Ten iconic bridges and how they’re changing India

Hindustan Times  

The way Vinay Gupta, president of the Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers, sees it, Independent India is living through its golden age of bridge-building. “People travel over these marvels every day, never once realising their role in holding India together.” In Kashmir, the world’s highest rail bridge:Chenab River Bridge, under construction It doesn’t have a name yet. With its bright …

The fascinating Pamban Bridge, and the holy town of Rameshwaram
4 years, 1 month ago

The fascinating Pamban Bridge, and the holy town of Rameshwaram

Times of India  

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is known for a fascinating bridge called the Pamban Bridge. It was also once the only surface transport to connect Tamil Nadu’s Rameshwaram to the mainland.The Pamban Bridge also has a road bridge that was constructed parallel to the original rail bridge back in 1988. Located close to Sri Lanka, it is known as …

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