{"id":84410,"date":"2024-12-13T23:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=84410"},"modified":"2024-12-13T23:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:09:20","slug":"final-track-work-on-udhampur-srinagar-baramulla-rail-link-completed-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/final-track-work-on-udhampur-srinagar-baramulla-rail-link-completed-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Final track work on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link completed: Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trial runs, inspections on 17-km Katra to Reasi section soon; Delhi-Kashmir train in March-April: Official<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar, Dec 13 (KNO): The final track work for the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) has been completed, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on the social media platform X, Vaishnaw described it as a &#8220;historic milestone.&#8221; He wrote: &#8220;Final track work on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link is complete. The ballastless track work for the 3.2-km-long Tunnel T-33, located at the foothills of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and connecting Katra to Reasi, was successfully completed today at 2:00 AM.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An official speaking with the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that work on the 17-km section between Katra and Reasi is now complete following the successful completion of the 3.2-km-long tunnel. &#8220;Inspections and trial runs are expected to begin soon on this stretch. The first train from Kashmir to Delhi is expected to commence operations within the next four months (March-April),&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the third version of the Vande Bharat train, a sleeper variant, will serve as the new Delhi-Srinagar train, reducing the 800-kilometre journey time to less than 13 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The newly constructed 46-km route from Sangaldan to Reasi has already been completed. This section passes through tunnels and the challenging terrain of the Chenab Bridge\u2014the world\u2019s highest railway bridge\u2014located in the Reasi district.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic Chenab Bridge spans 1,315 metres, featuring an arch span of 467 meters and a height of 359 metres above the riverbed. It is considered a marvel of engineering.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The section from Sangaldan to Reasi has been completed, and the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) certificate has also been received,&#8221; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the 48.1-km-long Banihal-Sangaldan section of the USBRL project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Jammu in February.<\/p>\n<p>The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, covering 272 km, was sanctioned in 1994-95. The alignment of USBRL involves the construction of numerous tunnels and bridges across highly rugged and mountainous terrain with challenging Himalayan geology. The project includes 38 tunnels with a combined length of 119 kilometres, featuring Tunnel T-49\u2014the country\u2019s longest transportation tunnel at 12.75 kilometres. Additionally, the project comprises 927 bridges totalling 13 kilometres in length, including the iconic Chenab and Anji Khad bridges\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trial runs, inspections on 17-km Katra to Reasi section soon; Delhi-Kashmir train in March-April: Official Srinagar, Dec 13 (KNO): The final track work for the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) has been completed, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday. 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