Located at the foothills of Vaishno Devi shrine, the tunnel took eight years to complete due to its technical complexity. The final electricity works are being rapidly completed and is expected to finish soon.The 272 kms long Udhampur-Baramulla railway project built at the cost of Rs 37,012 crores will extend the train connectivity from Baramulla in north Kashmir to rest of the country. At present, the train services operate between Baramulla to Sangaldan (Ramban district).The CRS would conduct a detailed inspection of the 17-km stretch on January 7 and 8 and its green signal would pave for rail connectivity between Delhi and Baramulla.
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