Farooq Abdullah Hails Vande Bharat Train: Kashmir Tourism Set For Major Boost
Srinagar/Hyderabad, June 10 (Maxim News): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of the ruling National Conference (NC), Dr. Farooq Abdullah, said on Tuesday that the train service to Kashmir Valley will boost tourism and the local economy.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah said this after boarding the Vande Bharat train from Srinagar to Katra. He told reporters before boarding the train. “I am very happy that I am travelling by this train to Katra today. It has been the biggest benefit for us.” He said that since the train service connects Kashmir with the rest of the country, it will boost tourism as well as the local economy. “It is a reliable transport link for the people of the valley. The road between Srinagar and Jammu gets closed sometimes, and the airlines start fleecing the people by jacking up the prices. With this train, people will be saved from that. This will also prove to be beneficial to the horticulture sector in Kashmir as the produce will reach the markets faster“, he said.
Farooq Abdullah, after reaching Katra, could not hide his happiness and said. “I’m so happy that tears welled up in my eyes. Has that day really come when I can travel from Kashmir to the rest of India by train? I want to congratulate all the workers and engineers who built the highest railway bridge in India.
He was accompanied by several party colleagues, who joined the journey from Srinagar to Katra town of Reasi district in Jammu division. Farooq Abdullah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vande Bharat train service from Katra to Srinagar on June 6. The Vande Bharat train takes three hours to reach Katra from Srinagar and vice versa. The dream railway link to Kashmir Valley from Katra has 37 tunnels and scores of bridges, including the Chenab Railway Bridge, which is the World’s tallest railway bridge standing 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower of Paris. (Maxim News)
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