Vallarpadam ICTT Rail Line (Kochi)

 invisible, railway bridge

The Vallarpadam railway link in Kochi, Kerala, is the longest rail bridge in India. The 4.62km rail bridge is part of an 8.86km rail corridor connecting the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) on Vallarpadam Island with Edappally, a suburb in Kochi city.

The Vallarpadam rail link forms a crucial project for commissioning operations of ICTT – the first international container transshipment terminal in India. The railway link will be exclusively used for goods container traffic to and from ICTT.

On 31 March 2010, a successful trial run was conducted on the Edappally to Vallarpadam route. The Vallarpadam-Edappally railway line and allied infrastructure were built at a cost of INR3.5bn. It was entirely funded by the Central Government through the Ministry of Shipping.