Minto Bridge

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An Indian Railways underpass connecting Shivaji Bridge Railway Station to New Delhi Railway Station

Shivaji Bridge
Coordinates 28°38′1″N77°13′2″E / 28.63361°N 77.21722°E / 28.63361; 77.21722
CarriesTrains
ID number Q113570344
Rail characteristics
Track gauge 5 ft 6 in gauge railway| Broad Guage
Electrified Yes
History
BuiltDisputed
Location
Minto Bridge
Interactive map of Shivaji Bridge

Minto Bridge is a railway underbridge in New Delhi.

Vivekananda Road, once known as Minto Road, passes under the bridge, [1] connecting Connaught Place to the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi Railway Station and Old Delhi. [2] [3] Journalist and chronicler RV Smith places the date of construction as 1933. [4] [3] AK Jain, an architect and a planner at Delhi Development Authority, places the construction to 1926. [5] It was built to carry a new railway line to New Delhi railway station. [6] It is now a heritage structure; this designation comes into light during plans to redevelop the area. [7] [8] The bridge is named after Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto who was the viceroy and governor-general of India from 1905 to 1910. [5] It was renamed Shivaji Bridge however the old name is more commonly used. [5] The now shut restaurants 'Blue Star' and 'Splash Bar & Restaurant' were located in its vicinity. [5] [2]

The underpass is known to face waterlogging since India's independence. [3] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Soofi, Mayank Austen (4 September 2015). "Bye bye, Aurangzeb". Livemint. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Soofi, Mayank Austen (23 October 2010). "The story of a bridge". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Shrangi, Vatsala (19 July 2020). "Waterlogged since 1950s: Why Minto Bridge is Delhi's flooding constant". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Smith, R. V. (19 June 2016). "A bridge of stories". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Sharma, Manoj (23 July 2020). "A lot of water has flown under this bridge: The Minto mark on Delhi's history". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Singh, Paras (5 December 2021). "Skywalk, Minto bridge widening part of New Delhi railway station revamp". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "A Long Lost Bridge With A Dwindling History - Minto Bridge Near Connaught Place". So City. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. 1 2 Joshi, Mallica (21 July 2020). "Explained: Why does Delhi's Minto Bridge underpass keep getting flooded?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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