TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Vembanad Bridge
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Nehru Setu or Upper Son Bridge
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Bogibeel Rail Road Bridge
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bogibeel bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India. It is the second-longest rail-cum-road bridge in Asia. The bridge was constructed by the Hindustan Construction Company. It is the second-longest bridge in Assam over the Brahmaputra, after Bhupen Hazarika Setu.
Detailed explanation-2: -Edappally and Vallarpadam are connected by the Vembanad Rail Bridge in Kochi, Kerala. It is the longest railway bridge in India, measuring a total of 4, 620 metres.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 4.94 km bridge is touted as the longest rail-and-road bridge in India and is situated 17 km downstream of Dibrugarh city in Assam. The bridge provides connectivity between the rail network of the North and South banks of the river Brahmaputra after the Saraighat rail-cum-road bridge at Guwahati.
Detailed explanation-4: -Digha–Sonpur Bridge 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.