Jammu & Kashmir

JK to have Vande Bharat trains by next year: GoI

Srinagar-Banihal train. [FPK Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Says Jammu-Srinagar rail link to be connected this year only

Baramulla: Railways Minister of India Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir will have Vande Bharat trains next year as Jammu-Srinagar rail link will be opened this year only.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he also said that Kupwara and other two destinations in the Kashmir Valley will be connected with the Indian railways soon.

He said that railways across Jammu and Kashmir will be improved and the improvement will be witnessed by the year-end.

“Telephone connectivity, double lines, parcel services, cement and pharmaceutical trade via Indian railways would be ensured by year-end, besides, facilities for apple trade would also be considered,” he said. (KNO)

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