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Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh today dedicated the Newly Constructed Anantnag-Srinagar-Rajwansher, the 66 km. long railway line to the nation today.
The first train service in Kashmir Valley was flagged off from Srinagar station by Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in the august presence of His Excellency Sh. N.N. Vohra, Hon’ble Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon’ble Chairperson, UPA, Sh. Lalu Prasad, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Prof. Saif-Ud-din Soz, Hon’ble Minister for Water Resources, Sh. Naranbhai J. Rathwa , Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways, Dr. R. Velu, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways at a simple ceremony at Srinagar this morning.
This train with special feature comprising Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit (DEMU) coaches have designed to run on this railway line by Integral Coach Factory Chennai. The DEMU train will be hauled by 1400 horse power (HP) Diesel Power Car (DPC) engine. This DEMU has been provided with heating system for quick and trouble free starting in winters. The nose cone driver’s cab is also provided with cab heating and defogging unit to take care of the cold climatic conditions of the valley, along with a single lookout glass to give wider view. Snow cutting type cattle guard is provided at the driving end of Diesel Powered Car for clearing snow from tracks during winter. This railway line will strengthen the available transport facilities in the Kashmir Valley and will also boost the development and prosperity of the economy.
The stations that lie in the Rajwansher-Anantnag section are: Badgam, Srinagar Pampore, Kakapore, Awantipura, Panjgam and Bijbehra. The 2 AR Rajwansher-Anantnag DEMU will depart from Rajwansher at 7.10 a.m. to arrive at Anantnag at 8.45 a.m. on the same day. Similarly, 4 AR Rajwansher-Anantnag DEMU will depart from Rajwansher at 2.25 p.m. to arrive at Anantnag at 4.00 p.m.. on the same day. In the return direction, the 1 AR Anantnag- Rajwansher DEMU train will depart from Anantnag at 9.05 a.m. to arrive at Rajwansher at 10.40 a.m. on the same day. While the 3 AR train will depart from from Anantnag at 4.15 p.m. to arrive at Rajwansher at 5.50 p.m. on the same day. The 1AR /2AR and 3AR/4AR trains will stop at all the stations enroute. The regular service of the train will start from 12.10.2008.
Sh. Shri Prakash, Member Traffic Railway Board &General Manager, Northern Railway, Shri S.K.Vij Member Engineering, Railway Board along with other Railway officials were also present on the occasion.
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