Char Dham Railway

Char Dham Railway
Overview
StatusUnder-construction
LocaleUttarakhand
Termini
Websitehttp://www.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
SystemBroad Gauge
ServicesTwo separate Y-fork railways with a total of four individual routes
Operator(s)Indian Railways
Technical
Line length327 km (203 mi)
Track length327 km (203 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in)
Electrification25kV OHE
Operating speed110 kmph
Highest elevation1,733 m (5,686 ft)

The Char Dham Railway, the Indian Railways's under construction twin railway lines under Char Dham Pariyojana project by connecting the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham, from the existing Doiwala railway station near Dehradun to Gangotri and Yamunotri via a fork at Uttarkashi and another set of twin rail links from the upcoming railway station at Karnaprayag to Kedarnath and Badrinath via a fork at Saikot. The line is also of strategic military importance and has been designated a national project.[1][2]