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Imphal to have rail connection by 2018
Assam Tribune | GUWAHATI | 7 June 2014
The Indian Railways’ is aiming to finish work at the 84-km-long Jiribam-Tupul segment of the new rail line project between Jiribam to Imphal by March 2016. Officials at the Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) said the Jiribam-Tupul section will require a total 1,310 hectare of land and of this, work is in progress in 1,263 hectares. "There will be 112 minor bridges, six major bridges, three road over-bridges (ROB) and two road under-bridges (RUB). Out of that, work on 52 minor bridges has been completed. Construction of ROBs and RUBs has also been completed," a NFR (Construction) official said.
The special feature of Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal project is Bridge No 164, which, with a pier height of 141 metre, will be the tallest girder rail bridge in the world surpassing the existing Malarijeka viaduct in Montenegro which stands at 139 metres.
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