Pamban rail bridge was opened at 1914.It is 2.3Km length - longest sea bridge in India.It connects the India main land with the rameshwaram island.The central part can lift vertically to allow large ships to pass through.The rail line has been recently upgraded to broad gauge.



Actually Rameshwaram is an island, these bridge connects the tamilnadu state and Rameshwaram together.Lying on the Ramanathapuram – Rameshwaram National Highway and just 19 kms before Rameshwaram lies this sleepy coastal village of Mandapam.Prior to the 1914 train service linking the mainland with Rameshwaram, boats were the only mode of transport to ship the pilgrims on their journey to Rameshwaram.It is possible to take a boat for a cruise through the mangrove marshes to Krusadai Island.There is a possibility to convert this opportunity into a tourist attraction by providing small mechanized boats from Mandapam for both cruises as well as discovery of the coral reefs in neighbouring islands subject to non-pollution and destabilization of the fragile and precious marine ecosystem of this region..