हिमाचल से लेह Train Route | Bilaspur Leh Train Route Latest Update 2023 | Indian Railway Project #indianrailways #travelnews #exploreindia #incridibleindia

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The 1,676 mm (5 feet 6 in) wide gauge BhanupliLeh line, which is currently under construction, runs from Bhanupli in Punjab to Leh in Ladakh Union territory, India. The 465kilometer (289 mi) long line will cut the distance between New Delhi and Leh travel time to 10 hours. The route will overtake China's QinghaiTibet railway to become the highest railway in the world when it is completed at an elevation of 5,360 meters above sea level. This project was one of the four crucial railway linkages across the Chinese border, according to the Indian Defence Ministry. The Indian government accelerated the project's land acquisition after the Galwan incident.

The line will cost 99,000 crores ($12.4 billion), with a total length of 476 km (296 mi) excluding the 13 km (8.1 mi) LehSasherthang military rail link. This includes the $7.75 billion (62,0000 rupees) budgeted for tunnels and bridges. Phases of construction will be finished:

✔Phase0 Bhanupli to BeriBarmana (Bilaspur);
✔Phase1 BeriBarmana to Mandi: The line will link to the Indian railway network via the 63.1 km (39.2 mi) long underconstruction railway line from the existing Bhanupli railway station in Punjab (on the existing AmbalaSirhindUna rail line) to Barmana in Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh.
✔Phase2 Mandi to Manali;
✔Phase3 Manali to Upshi;
✔Phase4 Upshi to Leh;
✔Phase5 Leh to Sasherthang (13 km (8.1 mi) extension link extension for the Indian Military.

The Bhanupli to Barmana (Bilaspur) track, now in phase 0 of development, is scheduled to be finished in 2025 as of February 2022. Phase 1 (Barmana to Leh)'s BarmanaMandi section's land purchase has started.

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