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Chenab Rail Bridge Viewpoint (Kauri)

Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

The world's highest railway arch — 359 m above the Chenab, taller than the Eiffel Tower — soaring between Bakkal and Kauri on the Kashmir rail link.

Why visit: India's new engineering wonder, best gasped at from the gorge rim.

History: Opened 2025 on the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla line; a 1,315-m steel arch built for 260-km/h winds.

Things to do

›Arch panoramas
›Vande Bharat crossings
›Salal reservoir views
›Reasi fort combo

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Apr

Entry fee

Free (viewpoints)

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

8.7 km

🛕 Religious

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Baba Dhansar & Karua Jheel

Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir

A spring bursting from a cliff into terraced pools beside a naturally formed Shivalinga cave — the serpent-son shrine on the Salal road, greenest after rains.

Oct–Apr; Shivaratri mela2–3 hrsExplore

8.7 km

💎 Hidden Gem🏛️ Historical

4.1

Bhimgarh Fort (Reasi Fort)

Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir

General Zorawar Singh's stone stronghold on a Reasi hillock — treasury and armoury of the Dogra campaigns, restored with Chenab-valley views.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

14.6 km

📍 Pilgrimage

4.7

One of Hinduism's most powerful shrines — the cave abode of Mata Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta hills, reached by a 13-km uphill trail from Katra walked by nearly a crore pilgrims a year chanting 'Jai Mata Di'. The goddess manifests as three natural rock pindis.

Mar–Oct1–2 daysExplore

17.3 km

🛕 Religious

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Shivkhori Cave Shrine

Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir

A kilometre-deep sacred cave narrowing to a 4-ft self-formed Shivalinga dripped by a milky spring — Jammu's second great pilgrimage after Vaishno Devi.

Oct–Apr; Shivaratri melaFull dayExplore