Sampreeti Setu is a railway bridge on

Hooghly River The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, Indi ...

. This bridge was inaugurated on 17 April 2016. It is situated between

Garifa railway station Garifa railway station is a railway station on Naihati – Bandel Branch line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Hazi Nagar, Ramghat, Garifa in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

and

Hooghly Ghat railway station Hooghly Ghat railway station is a small railway station in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated in the Naihati - Bandel Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is fo ...

in the

Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality is one of the oldest in the whol ...

Bandel Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Me ...

branch line. This bridge has been built as an alternative to the

Jubilee Bridge (India) The Jubilee Bridge ( bn, জুবিলি ব্রিজ) is a former rail bridge over the Hooghly River between Naihati and Bandel in West Bengal, India. It provided an important connection between Garifa railway station and Hooghly Ghat ...

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Construction history

In 2000, the Indian Railway minister took the project to build this bridge, but the project got clearance in 2003 and construction commenced thereafter. The foundation and Substructure was constructed by Gammon India limited and the work was completed in 2008. The Superstructure is constructed by Tantia construction Limited. The work on superstructure of bridge was started in 2010 by Eastern Railway under supervision of Mr Ajeet Kumar, Dy Chief Engineer of Eastern Railway. The bridge was Commissioned on 17 April 2016 after decommissioning of old Jubilee Bridge at the same time. The construction of new bridge faced several technical challenges, both in the design as well as construction. This is first bridge of its kind in India in general and on Indian Railway in particular. Several expert civil engineers have contributed for development of concept, design and construction scheme of this unique bridge over river Hooghly. . Contractor-Tantia Constructions Ltd.

Construction properties

* Bridge length - 415 meters (1,033 ft) * Material - Concrete and steel * Type - Rail Bridge * Lane - There are two railway tracks in parallel.

References

Bridges in West Bengal Railway bridges in West Bengal