Kashmir Trains Jammu and Kashmir: First electric train to start moving on Banihal-Baramulla stretch on Oct 2
Jammu and Kashmir is all set to add another golden chapter in its history as the UT is all set to get its first electric train on October 2.
Oct 2 also marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Moreover, trial runs on the 137-kilometer Banihal-Baramulla rail corridor will be conducted later this month.
The electrification work on Baramulla-Budgam sector was completed in May-June this year, while work on the Budgam-Banihal sector will be completed soon, Chief Area Manager Kashmir Northern Railways Saqib Yousuf told Deccan Herald.
The mandatory principal chief electrical engineer (PCEE) inspection of the electric rail link will take place on September 26 and on Gandhi Jayanti, the project will be inaugurated, he said. The project has come up at a cost of Rs 324 crore and the 1 37-kilometer railway track has three main sub-stations - Qazigund, Budgam, and Baramulla - from where power will be supplied to the overhead equipment of the rail line.
The electrification is expected to reduce air pollution trouble as well.
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