Train services to Rameswaram are set to resume with the imminent opening of the new Pamban Rail Bridge. (K Antony Xavier/TNN) ...

Train services to Rameswaram are set to resume with the imminent opening of the new Pamban Rail Bridge. The bridge, inaugurated soon by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is India's first vertical lift ...

As part of the last few trials before resuming operations, trains with empty rakes were operated on the new Pamban bridge to reach Rameswaram station on Friday (31 January). After the trial runs ...

The second trial was conducted mid-day with the empty rakes of the Chennai-Rameswaram Express running from Mandapam to Rameswaram on the new Pamban bridge. RAMANATHAPURAM: In one of the final ...

As a prelude to the commissioning of the New Pamban Rail Bridge, Madurai Division of Southern Railway on Friday conducted a trial of lifting the centre spans of both the old and the new rail ...

This decision follows the Southern Circle Railway Safety Commissioner, A.M. Chowdhary's, investigation into the newly constructed Pamban Bridge, which revealed serious lapses in its planning and ...

The new Pamban Bridge, India's first vertical lift railway sea bridge, connects Rameswaram Island to the mainland. With an estimated lifespan of 38 to 58 years, it introduces modern engineering but ...

When the British designed the Pamban Bridge back in 1914, it would disrupt train operations for one-and-a-half hours every time ships and vessels had to pass through. The reason? Cantilever technology ...

RAMANATHAPURAM, TAMIL NADU, Jan 30: The reconstruction of the Pamban Railway Bridge, which connects the Indian mainland to Rameswaram Island, is almost complete. As per a statement, the Southern ...

The Railway Board has introduced a pivotal change, requiring all railway zones to consult the Commissioner of Railway Safety at bridge design stages. This move follows significant design lapses found ...