The last week of February is looking bright, as train services are rapidly growing to meet passenger demands while electrification and station development projects continue hand in hand. 

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Today’s biggest update, of course, is that train services are restarting on a major railway line in the Kashmir Valley. Before the resumption, popular passenger trains in Jammu and Kashmir had restricted services, operating mostly to and from the Jammu Tawi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway stations. 

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Apart from this, several additional special trains have begun operations in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. 

Here’s a quick look at all the updates: 

Kashmir Valley: Train services resume after 11 months

Passenger trains have returned to the Kashmir Valley from today, February 22. The services, which were suspended since March last year due to the COVID-19 lockdown, will be available on the Banihal-Baramulla section which covers over 130 kilometres.

The first trips today were the 9.10 am from Baramulla and the 11.25 am from Banihal. According to Piyush Goyal, the Union Railway Minister, the resumption of services will “enhance ease of movement and provide a big boost to the tourism sector.”

More express special trains for Uttar Pradesh

The Northern Railway will run 6 select trains for Varanasi, Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Lucknow and Kanpur as unreserved mail or express special trains from today. 

You can check the train list and timetable here:

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