Coordinates: 22°45′51″N 89°34′44″E / 22.76411785614008°N 89.57900167833702°E / 22.76411785614008; 89.57900167833702

Rupsha Rail Bridge

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Rupsha Railway Bridge

রুপসা রেল সেতু
Rupsha Railway Bridge
Coordinates22°45′51″N 89°34′44″E / 22.76411785614008°N 89.57900167833702°E / 22.76411785614008; 89.57900167833702
CarriesBroad-Gauge Rail-line
CrossesRupsha River
LocaleLabanchara- Khulna Metro Area & Khanrabad, Batiaghata Upazila, Khulna District, Bangladesh
OwnerBangladesh Railway
Characteristics
Total length5.13 kilometres (3 mi)
History
OpenedJune, 2023
Location
Map

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 5.13 kilometres (3.19 mi) 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

  • Height: 16 metres (52 ft) from the land level.
  • Number of Spans: 136 nos. of 32.2 m long Steel Composite Plate Girders on Viaduct on both end with 7 nos. of 102.4 m long Double Warren Type Truss Girders for the main bridge.
  • Number of Piles: 1.0 m Dia 836 nos. of Piles for Viaducts and 2.5 m Dia 72 nos. of Piles for the main bridge and Fenders. Average length of 2.5 m dia pile for main bridge is about 65 m
  • Number of Piers & Pier Caps: 136 + 8 = 144.

References

  1. ^ "Construction of Khulna-Mongla railway line going on in full swing". The Daily Observer.
  2. ^ "Rail bridge over Rupsha; deal signed". New Age. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ দৃশ্যমান রূপসা রেলসেতু, ২০ শতাংশ কাজ শেষ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (January 31, 2021). "Mongla-Khulna Rail Link: A project that only gets costlier". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ ভারতীয় ঋণে রূপসা রেল সেতু নির্মাণ শেষ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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