World’s Highest Railway Bridge To Open In Kashmir Soon

The world's highest railway bridge, which lies between the villages of Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of southern Jammu and Kashmir, is set to open soon. The bridge was built at a cost of $168 million.

In the middle of the mighty Himalayas in Indian-administered Kashmir lies the world’s highest railway bridge.

The bridge over the Chenab River – 1,315-metre-long (4,314 feet) and 359-metre-high (1,177 feet) from the bed of the river – will link the remote region with India’s vast ra...

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