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JAMMU, Feb 17: The Indian Railways<\/a> will start train services on the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section, a 48.1-kilometre-long significant segment of the country\u2019s most ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project, on February 20.
\n\u201cWe will get a step closure to realise our dream to connect Srinagar with Kanyakumari,\u201d a source in the railways said.
\n\u201cThe Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla<\/a> Rail Link (USBRL) project is one of the most ambitious Himalayan railway projects post Independence,\u201d he added.
\nAccording to sources in the railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the section by virtually flagging off a train from Sangaldan.
\nHowever, an official confirmation in this regard is awaited.
\nTalking about the project, a senior railways official said, \u201cSpanning the challenging terrain of the Pir Panjal ranges, the USBRL aims at establishing an all-weather, comfortable and economically-feasible transportation network, connecting remote Himalayan areas with the rest of the country.\u201d The USBRL project seeks to integrate the Kashmir Valley with the Jammu region and the national rail network, spanning a total length of 272 kilometres out of which 161 kilometres have already been commissioned.
\nAccording to the railways, the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 15,863 crore, is ready for operation and the existing train services from Baramulla<\/a> to Banihal will now be extended up to Sangaldan, a town near the district headquarters of Ramban.
\n\u201cIt features 16 bridges \u2014 11 major ones, four minor ones and one road overbridge. More than 90 per cent of this section is in tunnels, with a total of 11 tunnels covering 43.37 kilometres, including the country\u2019s longest transportation tunnel, T-50, stretching 12.77 kilometres in the Khari-Sumber section,\u201d a senior official associated with the project said.
\n\u201cFor safety and rescue, there are three escape tunnels with a combined length of 30.1 kilometres. Additionally, the section includes 30 curves spanning 23.72 kilometres. To further enhance passenger safety and comfort, several advanced features have been incorporated, such as ballastless tracks and canted turnouts (a first for the Indian Railways),\u201d he added.
\nBesides, CCTV monitoring and state-of-the-art tunnel-safety technology, including ventilation and firefighting systems, are some of the other added safety features.
\nSo far as electrification is concerned, the Baramulla-Srinagar-Banihal-Sangaldan section of the USBRL project, which spans 185.66 RKM (route kilometres) and serves 19 railway stations, is complete, the sources said.
\n\u201cConstructed for Rs 470.23 crore, with electrification, it is possible to operate the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat trains in the section. Other noteworthy features include 25-KV OHE inside the longest operational tunnel (tunnel T-80 in the Banihal-Quazigund section), specialised equipment for high-altitude operations and 132\/33-KV traction substations at altitudes exceeding 1,600 MSL,\u201d one of the sources said. (Agencies)<\/p>\n

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JAMMU, Feb 17: The Indian Railways will start train services on the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section, a 48.1-kilometre-long significant segment of the country\u2019s most ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project, on February 20. \u201cWe will get a step closure to realise our dream to connect Srinagar with Kanyakumari,\u201d a source in the railways said. \u201cThe Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link 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