Ramban, August 26: On the 111-km Katra-Banihal segment of the Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, the maiden trial run of the 8.6 km long train tunnel T-74 linking Banihal Railway Station with Khari Railway Station was successfully completed on Saturday.
According to a Northern Railways official, the train service between Banihal and Khari Railway Stations on the Katra-Banihal line is anticipated to start shortly after all track and Railway Station Khari construction work was finished and a trial was also performed.
Mussarat Islam, the deputy commissioner for Ramban, who is keeping an eye on the National Projects’ continuing work in the area, stated on X on Saturday that USBRL has made significant progress there.
General Manager Northern Railway ShoubhanChowdary visited Sangaldan and Banihal earlier in July along with other senior personnel to assess the status of the continuing construction on the Banihal-Katra segment of the USBRL Project.
The Khari-Banihal region was also examined by him.
