Jammu, June 6 -- Asserting that direct train service between Jammu and Srinagar would commence in September this year, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the political will of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to the completion of Udhampur-Baramulla-Srinagar Railway link (USBRL) project to connect Kashmir with rest of the country.
Talking to reporters here, the Minister said that work on Jammu Railway station is going on. "The work is expected to be completed by September. With the availability of platform 5 and 6, Vande Bharat trains will run between Jammu and Srinagar directly."
"When you have to do a project like USBRL, it needs political will. From 2004 to 2014, the project saw the completion of railway tracks in ...