Rameshwaram Is All Set To Get India's First Vertical Lift Sea Rail Bridge!

After the iconic Pamban Bridge, Rameshwaram is all set to have the country’s first-ever vertical sea bridge! With the work currently in progress, the bridge will reportedly be completed in two years.

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While Rameshwaram is known for its temples and the ghost town of Dhanushkodi, one of the top highlights visitors look forward to would be a train ride on Pamban Bridge, the 100-year-old railway bridge which has become synonymous with the town by now. Going by recent reports, it looks like you might have even more reason to plan another trip to the hood in the near future. Rameshwaram is getting India’s very first vertical lift sea railway bridge! Currently under construction, the bridge is touted to be ready in a couple of years.

Good News For Devotees of Ramanathaswamy Temple: Work on India’s First Vertical Lift Railway Sea Bridge is in full swing at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

Foundation stone of this 2 KM long bridge, connecting Rameswaram on Pamban island & mainland India, was laid by PM @NarendraModi ji pic.twitter.com/HiOfLvYsXo

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) September 13, 2020

Announced by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, the vertical sea bridge will be 2.05 km long and will connect the mainland to Pamban Island. The minister's tweet also includes a video which shows what the bridge will look like once completed. While the foundation stone for the structure was laid by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in March 2019, the work began in November. Apart from facilitating trains to run at a higher speed and carry more weight, the bridge will also lead to maximising volume of traffic between the mainland of Pamban and Rameshwaram. Well, we’re going to be following updates quite closely just so we’ll be all ready to pack bags and leave as soon as the bridge is ready! 

News Source: The Times of India 

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