Char Dham Railway

Char Dham Railway
Overview
Status	Under-construction
Locale	Uttarakhand
Termini	Start at Doiwala for Yamunotri and Gangotri routes, Start at Karnaprayag for Kedarnath and Badrinath routes End at Palar for Yamunotri, End at Maneri for Gangotri, End at Sonprayag for Kedarnath route, End at Joshimath for Badrinath route
Website	http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
System	Broad Gauge
Services	Two separate Y-fork railways with a total of four individual routes
Operator(s)	Indian Railways
Technical
Line length	327 km (203 mi)
Track length	327 km (203 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in)
Electrification	25kV OHE
Operating speed	110 kmph
Highest elevation	1,733 m (5,686 ft)

The Char Dham Railway, the Indian Railways's under-construction 453 km long railway lines network for connecting the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham, includes two set of y-fork shaped rail links, first the A1 "Rishikesh–Karnaprayag-Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway" from the existing Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station to Kedarnath (Sonprayag railhead) with a A2 "Saikot–Joshimath Badrinath Railway" fork (Joshimath railhead), and second B1 Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway from the Dehradun's existing Doiwala railway station to Gangotri (Maneri railhead) with a B2 Uttarkashi–Palar Yamunotri Railway (Palar railhead) fork. The line is also of strategic military importance and has been designated a national project.