Work on India s first cable-styled bridge in full swing prokerala.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prokerala.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 137-kilometre Banihal-Baramulla section comprises 17 stations (Source: Piyush Goyal/Twitter)
Eleven months after
train services were suspended across Kashmir due to the Covid-19 outbreak, operations will resume on Banihal-Baramulla section from Monday. The 137-kilometre Banihal-Baramulla section comprises 17 stations.
Confirming the development, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said, Railways to resume train operations in Kashmir valley on Banihal-Baramulla section from February 22, with two services operating initially. This will enhance ease of movement and provide a big boost to the tourism sector.
Railways to resume train operations in Kashmir valley on Banihal-Baramulla section from 22nd February, with two services operating initially.
This will enhance ease of movement and provide a big boost to the tourism sector. pic.twitter.com/vlWReFJFbI Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 21, 2021
Kashmir tourism to get a boost as Railways resumes train services in Valley after 11 months timesnownews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesnownews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated Feb 14, 2021 | 09:16 IST
From Jammu to Baramulla, the length of this rail line is 345 km. It passes through the young Himalayas, tectonic thrusts and faults. Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project to be completed by next year, says Piyush Goyal | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: Indian Railways ambitious project, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) that would connect Kashmir with the rest of the country will be completed by next year, informed Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Note that the Jammu-Udhampur-Katra-Quazigund-Baramulla railway line is the biggest project in the construction of a mountain railway since independence, according to the Northern Railway Construction Organization website.
PM Modi sets August 15th, 2022 as deadline for completion of Udhampur-Baramulla rail line project
The Prime Minister chaired the 34th Pragati interaction with the union secretaries of various ministries and chief secretaries of states and union territories through video-conference, in which Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam and Financial Secretary Health and Medical education department Atal Dulloo participated from here, an official spokesperson said. PTI December 31, 2020 / 07:58 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday set August 15, 2022 as the deadline for completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) that would connect Kashmir with the rest of the country.
The Prime Minister chaired the 34th Pragati interaction with the union secretaries of various ministries and chief secretaries of states and union territories through video-conference, in which Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam and Fi