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KASHMIR GETS ON TO THE TRACK

PM Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday flagged off (afp photo) a train at Banihal as they inaugurated the…

KASHMIR GETS ON TO THE TRACK

PM Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday flagged off (afp photo) a train at Banihal as they inaugurated the 11.2-km long Pir Panjal tunnel from Banihal to Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir. People from Banihal can now reach Qazigund in just 12 minutes by train. At present, it takes about an hour and 15 minutes by road to commute between the two locations, that too if there are no traffic jams. The 17.7-km-long rail link is the country&’s longest transportation tunnel of an over 11.2 km tunnel through the Pir Panjal range. afp/sns

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