Train services fully restored in Kashmir

July-14, 2021-SRINAGAR: Kashmiri Rail Passengers cross Railway track try to board an other train at Nowgam Railway Station after Railway Authorities fully resume the Train Service on the 137-Kilometers between Baramulla-Banihal, at Nowgam Railway Station, on Wednesday July 14, 2021. The Train service fully resumed after nine weeks in Kashmir. Train service was suspended by the Government authorities May 8, 2021 in view of the covid-19 situation in Kashmir Valley and as per the guidelines and SOPs, at Srinagar Railway Station. (Photo/Mohammad Amin War)


After being suspended for about 9 weeks due to the second wave of COVID-19, train services between Banihal and Baramulla in Kashmir resumed on Wednesday.

The train services were suspended from 10 May and were partially resumed on 1 July.

The full resumption of rail service on the 137 km long route from Banihal in the Ramban district of Jammu and Baramulla in north Kashmir has cheered up the rail users as it was an economical mode of transport.

A large number of passengers was seen at the rail platforms, especially at Naogam.

During the first wave of Covid-19, the train services in Kashmir remained suspended for a long period as the valley recorded a large number of positive cases and also deaths due to the virus.