Railways conducts successful trial run of electric train in Kashmir
The Northern Railways Monday held a successful trial run of the electric train from Budgam to Baramulla in Kashmir.
The Railway authorities intend to electrify the 138-kilometre intra-Kashmir Banihal-Baramulla rail link in a phased manner.
While sharing the news on Twitter, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw posted a video of the trial run. “Successful trial of electric train between Budgam- Baramulla section in J&K. MissionElectrification (sic),” he tweeted.
On a normal day, at least 15 pairs of the train run regularly from Baramulla in north Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu region and carry almost 30,000 passengers, including students and employees.
