*CRS conducts inspection on Banihal-Sangaldan section of Kashmir rail project*

Banihal/Jammu, Feb 17: Commissioner of Railways Safety D C Deshwal on Friday completed his two-day inspection of recently completed 48-km-long Banihal-Sangaldan section along the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), officials said.

Sangaldan railway station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district falls between Banihal and Katra on the remaining 111-km stretch of the USBRL project, which on completion will connect Kashmir with the rest of the country by train in the coming months, the officials said.

The Commissioner of Railways Safety (CRS) along with his team conducted the final inspection of the railway track, tunnels and other systems between Khari-Sumbar and Sangaldan section during his two-day visit, the officials said.

A speed trial of the electric train was also successfully conducted between Sangaldan and Khari railway stations during the inspection, the officials said.

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