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The Jubilee Bridge I The Untold Story of first Railway Bridge over the Hooghly River I West Bengal

1. The Jubilee Bridge is a former rail bridge over the Hooghly River between Naihati and Bandel in West Bengal.
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The Jubilee Bridge was opened on 16 February 1885 in the fiftieth, or golden jubilee, year of the reign of Queen Victoria.
3. The Jubilee Bridge is noteworthy in that it is a cantilever truss bridge, constructed entirely by riveting, without any nuts or bolts
4. The Jubilee Bridge was decommissioned from service on 17 April 2016.
5. At the same time rail traffic was diverted through Sampreeti Bridge, the new bridge between Bandel and Naihati section of the Eastern Railway, that has been constructed beside the Jubilee Bridge.
6. Jubilee bridge served the people for 129 years, and several generations used the service to cross the River Hooghly.
7. The Bridge has the distinction of being first permanent crossing over the Hooghly.

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Kolkata Gorakhpur PURVANCHAL EXPRESS Crosses the Iconic SAMPREETI SETU over Holy Ganges!!
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It was one fine morning that yours truly and Gaurav Sharma decided to explore the 130+ years old JUBILEE BRIDGE, and the new SAMPREETI SETU. And out of sheer madness and adrenaline rush, we decided to cross the entire bridge on foot, not once but twice. And icing on the cake was spotting the rumbling trains crossing the Holy Ganges. Sadly, it was the last video taken that day, as my camera's battery had almost died out....
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So this video was taken in parts, comprising both my camera, and my mobile.
Powered by 22616 MGS WAP- 4 (Ex.GZB), the 15049 Kolkata Chitpur (KOAA)- Gorakhpur (GKP) PURVANCHAL Express (Via MAU) takes a sharp curve, ascends and crosses the bridge under caution, before accelerating and descending towards Hoogly Ghat. Enjoy the beautiful track sound and rumbling of the train over the bridge.
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