Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has started construction of a bridge with height of pillars up to 141 m near Noney in Manipur. This bridge will be tallest in the world surpassing the existing tallest of Mala-Rijeka viaduct on Belgrade-Bar railway line in Europe where the height of pillars is 139 m.
The railway bridge under construction on river Chenab in Jammu-Kashmir line is of arch type which is bridging a gorge of about 360 m deep from bed of river to the rail level and is being considered as the highest railway bridge in the world. According to NFR, the proposed bridge in Manipur is part of the 111-km long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line to connect the capital of Manipur with the broad gauge network of the country. The first phase of the project is slated for completion by March 2016.
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