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NEW DELHI: Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project (total length 272 Km) has been recently commissioned, thus connecting Kashmir Valley with rest of the country by rail network. USBRL project covers the districts of Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban, Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam and Baramulla of Jammu and Kashmir.

This information was given by the Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

The USBRL project is one of the most difficult new railway line projects undertaken in the country post-independence. The terrain passes through young Himalayas, which are full of geological surprises and numerous problems. In this project, Railway has made the world’s highest Railway Bridge over Chenab River in Reasi district o

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