Anji Khad Bridge

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The Anji Khad bridge is a railway bridge over the Anji River, a tributary of Chenab River, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The bridge spans a length of 725.5 m (2, 380 ft) with the 473.25 m (1, 552.7 ft) long cable stayed bridge forming the main segment across the river gorge. With a height of 331 m (1, 086 ft) from the river bed, it is the second-highest railway bridge in India, after the Chenab Rail Bridge, and India's first cable-stayed railway bridge. It is situated between Katra and Reasi stations on the Jammu–Baramulla line. The cable-stayed bridge features an asymmetrical design with 96 steel cables anchored to a single 193 m (633 ft) high pylon. The bridge was constructed by Hindustan Construction Company. The construction began in 2017 and was completed in 2023. Trial runs were done in 2024, and the bridge was opened for regular traffic on 6 June 2025.

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