In Jammu & Kashmir, two new DEMU trains will be launched today. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha will launch the trains from Rail Bhawan New Delhi. The Ministers will inaugurate the new train services at around 2 pm via video conferencing from Rail Bhawan. Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, would simultaneously flag off two new passenger trains at Harnag Anantnag railway station in south Kashmir.<br/> <br/>Northern Railways spokesman said, the trains will have 8-coaches with the same speed that are already running on the track but will have limited stops. He said the chief minister will undertake the train journey up to Baramulla herself in the new service. With their addition, the Northern railways train service will reach to 26 in a day.<br/> <br/>The new DEMU trains with modern facilities will go a long way in helping the people of Kashmir to travel between Banihal to Baramulla and Baramulla to Budgam. The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) national project has been demarcated into phased programme. The rail line in the Kashmir Valley was constructed in a phased programme with the Railway gradually commissioning rail sections in different stages. <br/><br/>The first rail connection between Anantnag and Mazahama in central Kashmir's Budgam district was commissioned in October 2008. The Railway commissioned the 11.3 km long Pir Panjal Tunnel and opened the Banihal-Qazigund railway section to public in June (26) 2013 to knit the Kashmir Valley region to the Jammu region. The rail-link from Banihal to Katra, connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, is expected to be completed by 2020.