PM Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi Inaugurate Rail Link between Banihal to Qazigund in Kashmir - Tuesday June 25,2013

Kashmir’s dream of an all-weather surface link will turn into a reality tomorrow when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurate the rail link between Banihal to Qazigund in the Valley.

The Banihal-Qazigund section, which includes an 11-km-long tunnel, will reduce the distance from 35 km (by road) to 18 km. It has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore

The 8-coach train will make regular operation from Banihal to Baramulla from June 27 after the inaugural run on June 26,2013

The Banihal-Baramulla-Banihal train will make five trips daily beginning at 7.10 AM from Banihal and 7.35 AM from Baramulla.