The bridge operator, who noticed the freak mishap, immediately alerted the officials, after which the train was detained at Mandapam station. The Senior Section Engineer (SSR) from Pamban and the ...

Rail traffic on the Pamban bridge was suspended in December 2022 ... frequent derailment of trains and after the Balasore train accident that killed nearly 300 people. In response to the ...

The Railway Board has mandated increased communication with the Commissioner of Railway Safety about special bridge features after design lapses were found in the Pamban Bridge. This decision involves ...

The bridge’s strength was gauged in December 1964, when a severe cyclonic storm hit this part of the area. All the girders, both RCC and steel were washed away but the Scherzer’s span ...

A team of railway officials from Madurai Division, led by Divisional Railway Manager, Sharad Srivastava, inspected the newly-built Pamban Railway Bridge on Wednesday. The DRM said that he had ...

The new Pamban bridge is an architectural marvel, spread over 2.05 kilometres with 100 spans of 19.3 meters each and a unique navigational span of 63 meters. (Photo source: Ministry of Railways ...

NEW DELHI: Taking note of the “glaring lapses”, including safety concerns, flagged by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) in the planning and execution of new Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu ...

The newly constructed Pamban Bridge connecting the Indian mainland to Rameshwaram island, will be ready for inauguration soon once all issues raised by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS ...

NEW DELHI: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Circle, has pointed out several lapses in the planning and construction of the new Pamban Bridge between Mandapam and Pamban stations in ...

Such engineering marvels can be seen in railways. For instance, the Pamban sea bridge, the second longest sea bridge, after Worli Sea Link in Mumbai that was opened to public in 2010. Pamban Sea ...

The Indian Railways, which is on the path of development, is now moving towards showcasing a classic example of an engineering marvel with the newly built Pamban Bridge. Celebrated as one of the ...