INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vembanad Rail Bridge is a rail connecting Edappally and Vallarpadam in Kochi, Kerala. With a total length of 4, 620 metres, it is the second longest railway bridge in India. After a period of disuse, freight service was relaunched in January 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bogibeel Bridge: 4.94 Km, Assam In Assam, the Brahmaputra River is crossed by the Bogibeel Bridge, which connects the districts of Dhemaji and Dibrugarh. The 4.94 km-long Bogibeel River Bridge is India’s longest rail/road bridge.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vallarpadam railway link in Kochi, Kerala, is the longest rail bridge in India. The 4.62km rail bridge is part of an 8.86km rail corridor connecting the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) on Vallarpadam Island with Edappally, a suburb in Kochi city.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Vallarpadam Rail Bridge in Kerala is located on the famous Vembanad Lake, and is known for its scenic backwaters and tourist hotspot, Kumarakom. While the longest, 4.94 kilometres long Bogibeel Bridge has been built over the river Brahmaputra in the Northeastern part of the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -Digha–Sonpur Bridge provides a link between northern and southern parts of Bihar. This bridge of 4, 556 metres length is the second longest rail-cum-road bridge in India, after Bogibeel Bridge in Assam.