CRS Authorises Opening Of Newly Constructed BG Line To Connect Kashmir With Rest Of Country

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (Northern Circle) Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Tuesday authorised the opening of the newly constructed Broad Gauge line to connect Kashmir with the rest of the country, railway officials said.

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This comes nearly a week after conducting a two-day statutory inspection of the Katra-Reasi section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway link.

They said the CRS gave the authorisation for the start of public carriage of goods and passenger traffic in a seven-page letter to the concerned ministry and railway authorities including the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, based on his detailed inspection of the track on January 7 and 8, signalling the completion of the much awaited 'dream project'.

The work on the project to link Kashmir by train was started in 1997 and has missed several deadlines given geological, topographical and meteorological challenges.