Pamban Bridge

Pamban Bridge was a railway bridge that connected the town of on with in mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the in 2010.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: railway bridge connecting Pamban Island to mainland India
  • Also known as: “Indira Gandhi Road Bridge”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pamban and Mandapam.

Village
Photo: Maskaravivek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Rameswaram taluk of , . It is at the west edge of and is a popular fishing port.

Town
is a panchayat town in in the state of . The famed Pamban Railway bridge and Vehicular bridge lie to the East of this Panchayat Town. is Tamil Nadu’s largest refugee camp for Sri Lankans in India. is situated 6 km west of Pamban Bridge.

Pamban Bridge

Latitude
9.28339° or 9° 17′ 0″ north
Longitude
79.20528° or 79° 12′ 19″ east
Operator
Indian Railways
Open location code
6JXX76M4+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7997514344
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1854285
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Pamban Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر بامبان”
  • Assamese: “পম্বন সেতু”
  • Bengali: “পামবন সেতু”
  • Bengali: “পামবান সেতু”
  • Chinese: “班本桥”
  • Chinese: “班本橋”
  • Czech: “Pamban Bridge”
  • Czech: “Pambanský most”
  • German: “Pamban Bridge”
  • German: “Pamban-Brücke”
  • Hindi: “पाम्बन पुल”
  • Japanese: “パーンバン橋”
  • Kannada: “ಪಂಬನ್ ಸೇತುವೆ”
  • Kashmiri: “پامبن کٔدٕل”
  • Macedonian: “Памбански мост”
  • Malay: “Jambatan Pamban”
  • Malayalam: “Pamban Bridge”
  • Malayalam: “പാമ്പൻ പാലം”
  • Marathi: “पांबन पूल”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pambanbroen”
  • Norwegian: “Pamban-broen”
  • Persian: “پل پامبان”
  • Polish: “Most Pamban”
  • Slovenian: “Pambanski most”
  • Spanish: “puente de Pamban”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Pamban”
  • Tamil: “பாம்பன் பாலம்”
  • Telugu: “పంబన్ వంతెన”
  • Thai: “สะพานปามปัน”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pamban Jn railway station and Xavier Hospital.

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Explore places such as Pamban Bridge Control Room and Pamban PHC.

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