Shri Krishna Setu (Munger Ganga Bridge) is a rail-cum-road bridge across the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

, at

Munger Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern ...

in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

and named after first Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Krishna Singh. The bridge connects the Munger-Jamalpur twin cities in

Munger District Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Munger city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Munger district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than the st ...

to various districts of North Bihar. Srikrishna Setu Munger Ganga Bridge is the third rail-cum-road bridge over Ganga in Bihar. National Highway 333B

The bridge costing Rs. 9,300 million is located downstream of the

Rajendra Setu Rajendra Setu, or Simaria Bridge, is a bridge across the Ganges that was the first to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar. The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 year ...

near Mokama and upstream of the Vikramshila Setu at Bhagalpur. The bridge forms a link between NH 33 on the southern side of the Ganges and NH 31 on the northern side of the Ganges. Shrikrishna Setu connects

Jamalpur Junction Jamalpur Junction railway station, station code JMP, is the railway station serving the Munger– Jamalpur twin cities in the Munger district in the Indian State of Bihar. Location Jamalpur Junction is the main railhead for Munger city. ...

and Ratanpur railway station on the

Sahibganj Loop The Sahibganj loop is a railway line connecting Khana Junction and Kiul Junction. Originally a part of the Howrah–Delhi main line, it was opened to traffic in 1866. With the construction of a shorter railway line for a part of the route, the ...

through Munger Railway Station line of Eastern Railway with a new junction namely Sabdalpur Junction on north end of bridge to Sahibpur Kamal Junction and on the Barauni-Katihar section of East Central Railway. The Bridge connects districts of

Begusarai Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of the ...

and

Khagaria Khagaria is a city in Indian state of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of Khagaria district. Khagaria is a part of Munger division. It is located at and has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet). The Khagaria Junc ...

to the Divisional headquarters Munger city.

History

Construction work on the bridge was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, through video conference system, in 2002. The bridge was formally opened for freight trains on 12 March 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was finally opened for passenger trains on 11 April 2016 by Minister of State for Railways,

Manoj Sinha Manoj Sinha (born 1 July 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the 2nd and the current Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railway ...

, by flagging off Begusarai-Jamalpur DEMU train. In his inaugural speech, the MOS Mr. Manoj Sinha announced that the bridge will be named "Sri Krishna Setu" (श्रीकृष्ण सेतु) in the honour of the great freedom fighter, premier and first Chief Minister of Bihar, Dr. Srikrishna Sinha "Sri Babu". The bridge was opened to road traffic in February 2022, after the approach roads on the both sides were completed.

Railway stations

''Jamalpur-Khagaria and Begusarai lines.''

Services

At present pairs of trains run on this bridge: *03450/51 Jamalpur Tilrath Jamalpur DEMU *03453/54 Jamalpur Tilrath Jamalpur DEMU *03473/74 Jamalpur Khagaria Jamalpur DEMU *03475/76 Jamalpur khagaria Jamalpur DEMU *15625/26 Agartala Deogarh Agartala Weekly Express *05509/10 Saharsa Jamalpur Saharsa MEMU Special *09451/52 Gandhidham Bhagalpur Gandhidham Express Special *15553/54 Bhagalpur Jaynagar Bhagalpur Special

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{{Munger Division topics Bridges in Bihar Munger district Khagaria district Bridges over the Ganges Road bridges in India Railway bridges in India Double-decker bridges Road-rail bridges in India Bridges completed in 2016 2016 establishments in Bihar

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Railway stations

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