Kashmir Train: Connecting Kashmir to Rest of India

The first train in Kashmir Valley started on October 11, 2008 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accompanied by few other renowned political personalities. The project was incepted long back but it came into existence in year 2008 only. The need of Railways is very basic and people need it in every part of the country. This is the reason why the project was initiated in place like Kashmir where any transportation services were banned. Highly Advanced trains are on this route and include various features, you may not find anywhere else. This rail line will be highly beneficial for people all across the country as they can now visit Kashmir from any part of India.

This Kashmir train links Qaziugund and Baramulla and with its help, one can cover Kashmir Valley in short of two hours. With the invention of this route, people who had to travel every day can take a sigh of relief. Generally, if one travels Kashmir Valley by road, it takes him four hours but with train the travelling time is reduced to half. In addition, the fare for the train is 15 or 20 INR and thus people can save great deal of money. For more information, you can visit Railwaystimetable.co.in.

In all, when one looks at the railways system in Kashmir, he or she can find Baramulla and Qaziugund connected at one stretch to each other and on other side, Katra and Jammu are linked. Now Indian Railways ate trying to build track between Qaziugund and Katra that is around 70 km long. However, constructing this stretch is little difficult and it involves many modifications. Railways have already started to work on it and it has been said that the project will be completed by the end of 2017. Truly once the two ends are connected, individuals can enjoy a wonderful journey all around beautiful Kashmir.

About Kashmir trains:
If you are thinking about the kinds of trains used in Kashmir Valley then you will be amazed to know that special trains have been employed in order to make sure that people do not have to suffer through harsh climatic conditions. Kashmir is a place with extreme climatic conditions and uneven terrain as well. Due to this, the project of constructing railway network in Valley is quite challenging but Indian Railways did it nicely. Inception of trains in Kashmir proved to be a boon for economic condition of the area.