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Kashmir Railway
The Kashmir Railway was established in order to improve connectivity to the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The railway line connects the main cities of Jammu with Kashmir and looks to link other important places of the state as well. It originates at Jammu and stops at Baramulla. The total length of this railway line is around 345 km. The route of this railway line is very complex because it is prone to both the extremities in weather conditions during the scorching summers and spine-chilling winters. The engineering talent that has gone in to make these lines durable is simply beyond words. This railway is currently managed by the Firozpur division of Northern Railway. This line was given the status of a national property during 2003, post which, some serious efforts were taken to complete the work on this line. Work on this line was expected to be completed by 2007, however, certain unforeseen circumstances and unexpected delays pushed the deadline of completion by at least another decade to 2017.
History
It was during 1898 that Maharaja Pratap Singh realised the potential of the state and figured out that there was a possibility of a railway line connecting Jammu with Srinagar. A year before this, Jammu and Sialkot were connected with a railway line, making it the first in the state. Towards the early 1900s, the Brits who started ruling over the country proposed a railway connection between Srinagar and Rawalpindi, but that route was not very-well received. During 1947, when India attained Independence, Partition happened and all the existing rail lines in the state suffered severe damage. So a new line had to be laid to connect Jammu and Srinagar. During 2002, a railway line connecting Baramulla and Kashmir Valley was proposed and declared as a National Project. Construction started on this line with full financial assistance from the Central Government. Ever since this phase, there have been bits and pieces of tunnel and bridge works being carried out on this line.
Route
The major stations, tunnels and other landmark features that are proposed to be covered in the Kashmir Railway line are as follows – starting from Baramulla, the route will cover Sopore, Hamre, Pattan, Mazhom, Budgam, Srinagar, Pampore, Jhelum Bridge, Kakkapora, Awantipura, Panchgam, Bijibehra, Pahalgam, Anantnag, Sadura, Qazigund, Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Banihal, Charil, Repora, Laole, Kohli, Sangaldan Tunnel, Sangaldan, Baralla, Surukot, Bakkal, Chenab Bridge, Salal, Anji Khad Bridge, Reasi, Katra, Chakarwah, Udhampur, Ramnagar, Tawi Bridge, Manwal, Sangar, Baljaata, Jammu Tawi and Jalandhar Jammu line.
Services
Currently, there are four important sections proposed on this railway line to offers services to the passengers. They are the following – First section consisting of 53km, running between Jammu and Udhampur (this was opened during 2005 and is currently in working condition), second section consisting of 25km, running between Udhampur and Katra (Testing was done on this in the latter part of 2013), third section consisting of 148km, running between Katra and Qazigund (expected to open during 2017) and fourth section consisting of 112 km, running between Qazigund and Baramulla (work was completed on this during 2009).
Time Table
Since the project is still in the pipe line and is expected to be completed only by 2017, detailed time table of the arrivals and departure timings are not available as of now.
Cost
Details of the tariffs are not yet known as of now.
Reservations
Once complete, the official portal of the Indian Railways can be used for booking tickets on this line.
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