Srinagar/ Jammu:, Aug. 9 -- For the first time freight train loaded with cement arrived in Anantnag which the railway has described as a historical milestone in the railway journey of J&K. Earlier this year the first passenger train started plying between Srinagar and Katra, Jammu.

"First freight train to the Kashmir valley:

- Today (9.8.2025) first freight train reached the newly commissioned Anantnag Goods Shed in the Kashmir Valley from Punjab, marking a significant milestone in connecting the Kashmir region to the national freight network.

- Transportation by railway network will reduce cost for our citizens living in Kashmir valley," Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw wrote on X while sharing the picture of the first freight ...