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|bridge_name= Rupsha Railway Bridge <br> রূপসা রেল ব্রিজ | |bridge_name= Rupsha Railway Bridge <br> রূপসা রেল ব্রিজ | ||
|image= | |image=Rupsha Railway Bridge 2022 1.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption=Under construction Rupsha Railway Bridge | ||
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'''Rupsha Railway Bridge''' is a railway bridge on [[Rupsha River]] under construction. This bridge will connect [[Khulna]] with [[Port of Mongla]] by railway network.<ref>{{cite news |title=Construction of Khulna-Mongla railway line going on in full swing |url=http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=74091 |newspaper=The Daily Observer}}</ref> [[Bangladesh Railway]] and Indian [[Larsen & Toubro|Larsen & Toubro Limited]] signed an agreement to construct the bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/150956/rail-bridge-over-rupsha-deal-signed/ |title=Rail bridge over Rupsha; deal signed |date=24 August 2015 |newspaper=New Age |access-date=24 August 2015}}</ref> The bridge will be {{convert|5.13|km}} long.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/681645.details |script-title=bn:দৃশ্যমান রূপসা রেলসেতু, ২০ শতাংশ কাজ শেষ |newspaper=banglanews24.com |language=bn |access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref> | '''Rupsha Railway Bridge''' is a railway bridge on [[Rupsha River]] under construction. This bridge will connect [[Khulna]] with [[Port of Mongla]] by railway network.<ref>{{cite news |title=Construction of Khulna-Mongla railway line going on in full swing |url=http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=74091 |newspaper=The Daily Observer}}</ref> [[Bangladesh Railway]] and Indian [[Larsen & Toubro|Larsen & Toubro Limited]] signed an agreement to construct the bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/150956/rail-bridge-over-rupsha-deal-signed/ |title=Rail bridge over Rupsha; deal signed |date=24 August 2015 |newspaper=New Age |access-date=24 August 2015}}</ref> The bridge will be {{convert|5.13|km}} long.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/681645.details |script-title=bn:দৃশ্যমান রূপসা রেলসেতু, ২০ শতাংশ কাজ শেষ |newspaper=banglanews24.com |language=bn |access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Project details== | |||
[[Khulna-Mongla Port Railway|Khulna-Mongla Railway Project]] was passed by [[Bangladesh Planning Commission|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 River|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/mongla-khulna-rail-link-project-only-gets-costlier-2036569|title=Mongla-Khulna Rail Link: A project that only gets costlier|first=Tuhin Shubhra|last=Adhikary|date=January 31, 2021|website=The Daily Star}}</ref> 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. | |||
==Features== | |||
* Height: {{convert|16|m|ft|0}} 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== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Bridges in Bangladesh}} | |||
{{Railways in Bangladesh}} | |||
[[Category:Railway bridges in Bangladesh]] | |||
[[Category:Bridges over the Rupsha]] | |||