Char Dham Railway
Railway line in Uttarakhand, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Char Dham Railway, the Indian Railways's under construction twin railway lines under Char Dham Pariyojana project by connecting the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham, from the existing Doiwala railway station near Dehradun to Gangotri and Yamunotri via a fork at Uttarkashi and another set of twin rail links from the upcoming railway station at Karnaprayag to Kedarnath and Badrinath via a fork at Saikot. The line is also of strategic military importance and has been designated a national project.[1][2]
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Char Dham Railway | |
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Overview | |
Status | Under-construction |
Locale | Uttarakhand |
Termini | |
Website | http://www.indianrailways.gov.in |
Service | |
System | Broad Gauge |
Services | Two separate Y-fork railways with a total of four individual routes |
Operator(s) | Indian Railways |
Technical | |
Line length | 327 km (203 mi) |
Track length | 327 km (203 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in) |
Electrification | 25kV OHE |
Operating speed | 110 kmph |
Highest elevation | 1,733 m (5,686 ft) |
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