The Indian Railways has fast-tracked construction work of the Pamban Bridge, entailing ₹250 crore investment. The new 2.05 km Pamban bridge in Mandapam connects Rameswaram to the mainland in Tamil Nadu. It will help the railways to operate trains at higher speeds, carry more weight and increase the volume of traffic between Pamban and Rameswaram. It will have a 63- metre stretch, which will lift while remaining parallel to the deck to allow access to the ships. While the current bridge has the 'Scherzer' rolling lift technology in which the bridge opens horizontally, to let ships pass through, in the newer ones, a 63-metre section will lift vertically upwards while remaining parallel to the deck and this is being done using sensors at each end.
