Ashwini Vaishnaw reaches Katra railway station, assures rail link to Kashmir

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday reached Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station by Vande Bharat Express. Launching new development projects in the railway station, he laid the foundation stone of two additional passenger platform lines, one washing line and water supply installation at the premises.

Katra (Jammu and Kashmir):UnionRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday reached Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station by Vande Bharat Express. Launching new development projects in the railway station, the minister laid the foundation stone of two additional passenger platform lines, one washing line and water supply installation at the premises.

While interacting with media, Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link is the dream project of India. Work on Katra-Baramulla is on a war footing and connecting the Kashmir Valley to the rest of India is in progress. He also said that the rail link will be completed very soon. He said that work on the bridges is underway and in progress. The minister will be back in the state after two or three months to check the progress of the work on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

The Railway Minister also appealed to the farmers and other protestors should not disturb the smooth movement of trains and the Indian Railways is the country's property.