{"id":94835,"date":"2026-05-02T00:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=94835"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:02:53","slug":"vivek-bali-appeals-to-honble-railway-minister-for-vande-bharat-express-halt-at-anantnag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/vivek-bali-appeals-to-honble-railway-minister-for-vande-bharat-express-halt-at-anantnag\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Bali Appeals to Hon\u2019ble Railway Minister for Vande Bharat Express Halt at Anantnag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar , 1 May : Vivek Bali , State President , Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), has made a strong appeal to the Hon\u2019ble Railway Minister for the introduction of a scheduled halt of the Vande Bharat Express at Anantnag Railway Station.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his appeal, Vivek Bali stated that Anantnag is a major commercial and tourism hub of South Kashmir and serves as a prime location connecting various key tourist destinations and important business centers across the region. Due to its strategic importance, the area experiences a high volume of passenger movement, including tourists, traders, students, and daily commuters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that despite its significance, the absence of a Vande Bharat Express halt at Anantnag Railway Station is causing inconvenience to the public. Introducing a stop at this crucial station would greatly improve accessibility, reduce travel time, and provide modern rail connectivity to a large section of the population.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vivek Bali further highlighted that Anantnag acts as a gateway to several prominent tourist spots and plays a vital role in boosting tourism and local economy. A halt for Vande Bharat Express at this station will not only benefit residents but will also strengthen tourism infrastructure and commercial activities in Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Railway Ministry to consider this genuine public demand on priority and take immediate steps to include Anantnag Railway Station as a designated halt in the Vande Bharat Express route.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SBSP remains committed to raising public concerns and ensuring development-oriented initiatives for the people of Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar , 1 May : Vivek Bali , State President , Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), has made a strong appeal to the Hon&rsquo;ble Railway Minister for the introduction of a scheduled halt of the Vande Bharat Express at Anantnag Railway Station. &nbsp; In his appeal, Vivek Bali stated that Anantnag is a major commercial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94837,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94835\/revisions\/94837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}