Rupsha Rail Bridge

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]

Rupsha Railway Bridge

রুপসা রেল সেতু
Rupsha Railway Bridge
Coordinates22.76411785614008°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

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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