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The Uttarkashi–Palar Yamunotri Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char Dham of Hinduism. This 22 km route starts from Uttarkashi and ends at Palar near Yamunotri. [1] [2]
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 ...
State buses go up to Hanuman Chatti (14 km from Yamunotri), taxis go all the way to Yamunotri, and lodging is available at dharamshalas and ashrams at Yamunotri. [7] Rishikesh–Gangotri (same route as previous one till Dharasu). This will take the railway and Char Dham road highway at Gangotri close to the border area of Nelang Valley. [8] [9 ...
OpenRailwayMap (ORM) is an online collaborative mapping project developing a worldwide railway map using technology based on the OpenStreetMap project. The project is part of the OpenStreetMap database, and acts as a renderer for the existing OpenStreetMap database to include additional information for railroad lines worldwide. [2]
Satpal Maharaj began a survey for the project as Minister of Railways of Uttarakhand in 1996. [4] [5] [6] The project received funding and other authorisations from the government; it was reportedly India's longest tunnel-rail project, which would play a vital role in national security and the welfare of Uttarakhand.
The Errupalem–Amaravathi–Nambur railway line is an upcoming broad-guage railway line project of the Indian Railways. [1] The section falls under the administration of Guntur of South Central Railway Zone. This route connects Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati to other parts of the Andhra Pradesh and rest of India.
The Chota Char Dham Railway has two different Y-shaped railways, comprising individual rail lines: the Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway, a 131 km (81 mi) route; the Uttarkashi–Palar Yamunotri Railway, a 22 km (14 mi) route with "Y" fork connection at Uttarkashi from the Gangotri railway above; the Karnaprayag–Saikot ...
The tunnel will reduce the travel distance from Dharasu to Yamunotri by about 20 kilometres (12 mi) and travel time by about an hour and provide all-weather connectivity. [4] [5] On 12 November, 2023, a section of the tunnel collapsed while under construction, trapping 41 tunnel workers.