BilaspurManaliLeh rail line to be world’s highest

NEW DELHI:

The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh rail line will have many firsts to its credit. At 5,360 metres above sea level, it will be the world’s highest railway line. The 465-km line, to be built at a cost of ₹83,360 crore, will include India’s first underground railway station at Keylong. The proposed line passes through the Shivaliks, Himalayas and the Zanskar range and four mountain passess – Rohtang La, Barlacha La, Lachung La and Tangla La.