Char Dham Railway Project: Work On Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Line's Bridges Going On In Full Swing, See Pics Here

In a big boost for rail connectivity in Uttarakhand, the Indian Railways has said that the work is going on to launch the 125 meters long Bow String Road Bridge over Alaknanda river at Siwai village in state's Chamoli district.

Moreover, piers are also being set up over the Alaknanda River for the longest bridge of the entire project that will be connecting Karanprayag to Srinagar.

The Kedarnath and Badrinath railway connectivity project will also initiate from Karanprayag station, which is part of the 125 kilometer long Rishikesh – Karnaprayag new broad gauge rail line project.

As per the Char Dham broad gauge rail connectivity survey, the proposed terminal station of the rail line will be terminating at Uttarkashi, Barkot, Soneprayag, and Joshimath respectively. These destinations are a bit short of the Char Dham temples because of steep terrain as well as limitation of broad gauge ruling gradients.

According to the Railway Ministry, both domestic and international tourists are attracted to site seeing and trekking in Uttarakhand and this project will make things easier for them as well.