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Once operational, this rail line will significantly enhance connectivity, boost economic activity, and bring Kashmir closer to the rest of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the fully operational railway line in January 2025. On Jan 25 vande Bharat express arrived at Srinagar from jammu crossing the iconic chenab bridge.
Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Jammu and Kashmir, India. The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in the newly created Jammu division, which once completed, will connect the city to the rail network of India.
A map of the Jammu–Baramulla line. The railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir belongs to Jammu Division of Northern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. The list of railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir can be divided into 3 parts:-
The inauguration of Jammu division was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [2] Jammu railway division is 70th railway division in India. The jurisdiction of Jammu division covers Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, part of Punjab and part of Himachal Pradesh. The division has a total rail network of 742.1 km (461.1 mi).
The railway network in Kashmir from Banihal to Baramulla is now 137 kilometres (85 mi). Until the 148 kilometres (92 mi) Katra-Banihal section of Jammu–Baramulla line gets constructed, people can travel from Jammu Tawi or Udhampur to Banihal by road and take the train from Banihal to Srinagar through the Banihal railway tunnel.
Starting with a part of Firozpur division of the Northern Railway zone, the line has been under construction since 1983; the Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Railway Link (JUSBRL) of the Jammu–Baramulla line is under construction in perhaps the most difficult terrain on the Indian subcontinent.
The railway line has been under construction since 2002, when it was declared a national project. It will link the state's winter capital, Jammu, with the summer capital, Srinagar, and beyond until Baramulla. The railway line has been built from Jammu to Katra, and the line from Katra to Banihal may be completed by 2020. [18] [19]
Srinagar railway station Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. The under-construction Jammu-Baramulla line of the Northern Railways is the only railway line in the territory. Once complete, the line will connect the two regions of Jammu and Kashmir and will also provide a rail link to the Kashmir valley from other parts of the country.