Rupsha Rail Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Rupsha Railway Bridge
Native Name:রুপসা রেল সেতু
Carries:Broad-Gauge Rail-line
Crosses:Rupsha River
Locale:Labanchara-Khulna Metro Area & Khanrabad, Batiaghata Upazila, Khulna District, Bangladesh
Owner:Bangladesh Railway
Length:5.13km (03.19miles)
Open:June, 2023
Coordinates:22.7641°N 89.579°W

Rupsha Railway Bridge is a railway bridge on Rupsha River . This bridge connects Khulna with Port of Mongla by railway network.[1] Bangladesh Railway and Indian Larsen & Toubro Limited signed an agreement to construct the bridge.[2] The bridge total length long.[3]

Project details

Khulna-Mongla Railway Project was passed by ECNEC on 21 December 2010. This project is divided into three parts. First one is to construct the railway, second one is to build a bridge over Rupsha and third one is to construct the signaling system. Estimated cost of this project is 1,076.445 crore taka. The bridge has 7 nos. of 102.4m long Double Warren Open-web Truss Girders with 136 nos. of 32.2 m long Composite Plate Girders for Viaducts on either side. This project will be finished in 2024.[4] STUP Consultants P Limited of India is the Engineering Consultants for Design and Construction Supervision Services. STUP Consultants got associated with this Project since 1 January 2018. The construction work of the bridge was completed on 25 June 2022.[5]

Features

Notes and References

  1. News: Construction of Khulna-Mongla railway line going on in full swing . The Daily Observer.
  2. News: Rail bridge over Rupsha; deal signed . 24 August 2015 . New Age . 24 August 2015.
  3. News: https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/681645.details . bn:দৃশ্যমান রূপসা রেলসেতু, ২০ শতাংশ কাজ শেষ . banglanews24.com . bn . 24 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Mongla-Khulna Rail Link: A project that only gets costlier. Tuhin Shubhra. Adhikary. January 31, 2021. The Daily Star.
  5. News: https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2022/07/03/1161020. bn:ভারতীয় ঋণে রূপসা রেল সেতু নির্মাণ শেষ. 3 July 2022. 5 July 2022. Kaler Kantho. bn.