Saikot–Joshimath Badrinath Railway

Saikot–Joshimath Badrinath Railway
बद्रीनाथ रेलवे
Overview
System Broad Gauge
Status Proposed
Locale Uttarakhand
Termini Saikot
Joshimath
Services Single track
Website http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
Operation
Operator(s) Indian Railways
Technical
Line length 75 km (47 mi)
Track length 75 km (47 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in)
Highest elevation 1,733 m (5,686 ft)

The Saikot–Joshimath Badrinath Railway (Hindi: बद्रीनाथ रेलवे), 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 75 km route starts at Saikot and ends at Joshimath 46 km before Badrinath.[1][2]

Railway routes

The 75 km route starts from a "Y" fork at Saikot off Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway, and ends at Joshimath where people can ride or trek further 46 km to Badrinath.[1][2]

Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway is also an under construction new railway link extension from the exiting Rishikesh railway station to Karnaprayag.[3]

Current status

Char Dham Railway project's 327 km long construction, costing INR ₹43,292 crore (USD $6.6 billion), began with the foundation stone laying and commencement of INR ₹120 crore Final Location Survey (FSL) in May 2017 by the Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu.[1][2]

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