Tamil Nadu Timeline

Pamban Island

3 events, 1914 to 2025.

  1. 1914

    1. 24 Feb 1914Infrastructure

      Pamban railway bridge opens

      The Pamban Bridge, India's first sea bridge, opened, linking Rameswaram on Pamban Island to the mainland by rail.

  2. 1988

    1. 1988Infrastructure

      Road bridge to Rameswaram opened

      A road bridge parallel to the Pamban railway bridge opened, giving Rameswaram island its first road link to the mainland.

  3. 2025

    1. 6 Apr 2025Infrastructure

      New Pamban rail bridge opens

      India's first vertical lift sea bridge, linking Rameswaram island to the mainland, replaced the 1914 Pamban Bridge.