Skip to main content
JiLuDB
ExploreAll recordsTimelinePlaces
Search records, people, places…
Public site
LANG
ExploreAll recordsTimelinePlaces
JiLuDB

Explore the World's Records

GLOBAL RECORDS DATABASE

HomeAll recordsTimelinePlaces

© 2026 JiLuDB. All rights reserved.

  1. Home
  2. /All records
  3. /World's Highest Railway Arch Bridge

Recording humanity Understanding the world / GLOBAL RECORDS DATABASE

Record #00193Transport archive

World's Highest Railway Arch Bridge

The world's highest railway arch bridge measured from riverbed to track formation level.

Archive status
Verified · current
Last updated
2026-10-07
Category index
Transport

ARCHIVE VISUAL / 01

NOT TO SCALE

Current Record

359metres

Current record value

Holder
Chenab Rail Bridge
Location
Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, over the Chenab River · Reasi District
Start date
2025-06-06
Record status
Verified · currentReport an issue
OverviewRecord historyRelated recordsSources

Overview

Archive Note

The Chenab Rail Bridge is in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Government of India sources identify it as the world's highest railway arch bridge at 359 metres above the riverbed.

Key information

Height
359 metres
Length
1,315 metres
Opened
2025

Record history

1 Milestones
  1. 2025-06-06359 metresChenab Rail BridgeReasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, over the Chenab RiverCurrent Record

Related records

Continue Exploring
01

Transport · #00027

World's Highest Railway

5,072 m

Qinghai–Tibet Railway

02

Transport · #00161

World's Longest Bridge-Tunnel Sea Crossing

55 kilometres

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

03

Transport · #00184

Highest Cruising Altitude of a Commercial Airliner

about 18,300 m

Concorde

Sources

Evidence & References
Source IDSourcePublisherLink
SRC-001Salient Features of Highest Railway Bridge on River ChenabOfficialENCurrent recordPress Information Bureau, Ministry of Railways, Government of IndiaSRC-002PM to visit Jammu and Kashmir on 6th JuneOfficialENCurrent recordPress Information Bureau, Government of India

The record value on this page is organized from the public sources above. Measurement methods may differ; JiLuDB follows the unified method described for each entry.

Public feedbackFound a data issue?If a fact has changed, the data is incorrect, or you know a more authoritative source, submit feedback.Submit feedback

Help keep the archive accurate

If a fact has changed, a value is incorrect, or you know a more authoritative source, leave a note. Feedback enters an administrator review workflow and never edits a record directly.

Previous record

World's Deepest Underground Laboratory

Next record

World's Smallest Sovereign State by Area

Back to all records