Specifications - Kashmir Railway Project, India

System
Ownership	Indian Railways
Opening date	2007 – 45km isolated section, followed by full Qazigund-Baramulla section by late 2007
Full opening date	2009
Route length	290km
Gauge	1676mm
Stations	30
Ruling gradient	1%
Minimum curve radius	676m
Maximum design speed	100km/h
Rolling Stock
Passenger trains	Diesel multiple units
Freight traffic	Grain and petroleum
Special Characteristics
	Railway crosses inhospitable terrain to link central India with Kashmir
	Railway route will replace dangerous hairpin road as main mode of transport to the isolated region
	Journey times will be halved to six hours
	Konkan Railway Construction Corp. is building the world’s highest railway bridge on the route to cross the Chenab River
	75% of the route between Udhampur and Qazigund is in tunnels
The Chenab River Crossing
Total length	1,315m
Maximum height	359m above the river bed