Srinagar, June 12 -- Routine air travel to Kashmir is turning into a moment of awe, as passengers flying over Jammu and Kashmir are now being treated to a spectacular aerial view of the newly inaugurated Chenab railway bridge - the tallest railway arch bridge in the world.

The engineering marvel, which connects the Katra and Banihal sections of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) at 359 meters above the riverbed, has become a spectacle that is hard to miss from the skies.

According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, the breathtaking structure is now not just an engineering marvel on the ground but a mid-air attraction, too. Pilots flying commercial aircraft over the region have begun announcing the...