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Long wait for train in Kashmir valley to end soon
10 Jun, 2008, 0243 hrs IST, PTI
NEW DELHI: The long wait for a train to ply in militancy-hit Kashmir may end soon as Railways is all set to start its service linking the northern and southern part in the valley.
Though connecting the valley with rest of the country was still a distant dream, Northern Railways on Monday said "We will soon approach Prime Minister to get a date, hopefully in this month itself, for inaugurating the train services on Anantnag-Budgam section."
The official said a trial run would be conducted on the route to check whether all safety measures are in place.
The Commissioner Railway Safety will carry out a four-day statutory inspection of the 30-km-long Anantnag-Kakpora section from tomorrow.
"We are waiting for the clearance from Commissioner Railway Safety. The CRS will supervise the trial run to check safety aspects on the Anantnag-Kakpora track in the Qazigund-Baramulla section," the official said.
The official hoped that rail services would be operational on the 55-km long Anantnag-Kakapora-Budgam track from this month-end.
The train to be introduced on the route will have air-conditioned coaches with heating system and push-back seats. This is for the first time in the history of Indian Railways that a train with all these facilities will cover short distances, the official added.
The tedious task of connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, however, still remains distant as tunnels on the 300-km Kashmir-Jammu route are yet to be bored.
Long wait for train in Kashmir valley to end soon- Railways-Transportation-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
10 Jun, 2008, 0243 hrs IST, PTI
NEW DELHI: The long wait for a train to ply in militancy-hit Kashmir may end soon as Railways is all set to start its service linking the northern and southern part in the valley.
Though connecting the valley with rest of the country was still a distant dream, Northern Railways on Monday said "We will soon approach Prime Minister to get a date, hopefully in this month itself, for inaugurating the train services on Anantnag-Budgam section."
The official said a trial run would be conducted on the route to check whether all safety measures are in place.
The Commissioner Railway Safety will carry out a four-day statutory inspection of the 30-km-long Anantnag-Kakpora section from tomorrow.
"We are waiting for the clearance from Commissioner Railway Safety. The CRS will supervise the trial run to check safety aspects on the Anantnag-Kakpora track in the Qazigund-Baramulla section," the official said.
The official hoped that rail services would be operational on the 55-km long Anantnag-Kakapora-Budgam track from this month-end.
The train to be introduced on the route will have air-conditioned coaches with heating system and push-back seats. This is for the first time in the history of Indian Railways that a train with all these facilities will cover short distances, the official added.
The tedious task of connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, however, still remains distant as tunnels on the 300-km Kashmir-Jammu route are yet to be bored.
Long wait for train in Kashmir valley to end soon- Railways-Transportation-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
