- Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project.
- Sanctioned in 1994-95.
- Declared as “National Project” in 2002.
- 272 Km of Udhampur Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link.
- With a large number of tunnels and bridges.
- 38 tunnels – covering 119.85 Km.
- 931 bridges – covering 13 Km.
- Most difficult railway line project post-Independence.
- Passes through young, fragile Himalayan mountains.
- Passes through difficult geographical/geological areas.
- Through highly rugged and mountainous terrain.
- 161 KM of the project has already been commissioned.
- Katra-Banihal section – 111 km – in construction.
- Its 87% length has to be in the form of tunnels – or 97.42 Km.
- Will have India’s longest transportation railway tunnel – T49 – at 12.77 Km.
- Has the world’s highest railway bridge – over Chenab River in Reasi District.
- Chenab Bridge – overall length 1315 m, arch span of 467 m and height of 359 m above riverbed.
- Anticipated cost – Rs 37,012 crore.
- Spent so far (till March 2023) – Rs 34,261 crore.
- 2023-24 outlay – Rs 5,310 crore.
- USBRL project’s Anji Khad – Indian railway’s first cable stayed bridge.