<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav said, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project will be completed by Jan-Feb 2024. He was addressing a large number of journalists present at Srinagar Railway Station at Nowgam today. He is on a State visit to J&amp;K.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Minister said that the budget allocation for USBRL was about Rs 800 crore per year before 2014, which has been increased to Rs 6,000 crore in the year 2022-23. He maintained that after connecting with the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla train service, a specially built Vande Bharat train will be introduced in the rail section.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Minister visited Budgam Railway Station and inquired about various procedures related to the maintenance of trains at Carriage &amp; Wagon Depot, Budgam. He had a detailed discussion with the officers on all matters related to the maintenance of trains and gave necessary guidelines.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Mr. Vaishnaw also undertook a journey from Budgam Railway Station to Baramulla Railway Station by special inspection car. He made a detailed overview of the safety and security of the railway section and took stock of the passenger amenities at Baramulla Railway Station. The Minister discussed with the concerned railway officers the development works to be done at Baramulla Railway Station. He also interacted with Railway employees and inspected the dry fruit stall of "One Station One Product". He appreciated the local dry fruits of Baramulla and purchased them using the digital mode of payment.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''After this, the Minister reached Srinagar Railway Station in a special inspection car. The Parcel Office was inaugurated at Srinagar Railway Station in presence of Mr. Vaishnaw.</span><br />
News On AIR | March 25, 2023 7:19 PM
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav says, USBRL project will be completed by Jan-Feb 2024