Jammu- The Northern Railway on Wednesday dispatched the first automobile rake ferrying 116 vehicles from Manesar in Haryana to south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

The first-ever freight train carrying cement successfully reached the Anantnag goods shed in south Kashmir from Rupnagar in Punjab on August 9, marking a significant milestone in connecting the Kashmir region to the national freight network.

“The first automobile rake has been dispatched by Northern Railways from Maruti Suzuki India Limited in-plant Gati Shakti Terminal (GCT) at Manesar to Anantnag Goods Shed in the Kashmir valley today,” Railways PRO, Jammu division, said.

The auto train, carrying over 116 passenger vehicles, including Brezza, Dzire, WagonR and S-Presso, departed from Manesar at 12.35 pm on Wednesday and will

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