Kashmir gets its first freight train carrying industrial salt from Gujarat October 18, 2025

Kashmir: The first 21-wagon consignment of industrial salt from Gujarat reached south Kashmir on Friday, marking a significant milestone in freight operations for the Jammu division of Northern Railway, officials said. The train, carrying 1,350 tonnes of industrial salt from Kharaghoda Goods Shed in Gujarat, arrived at the Anantnag goods shed in Kashmir.

Uchit Singhal, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the Jammu Division, stated, “The Jammu Division of Northern Railway received its first 21-wagon consignment of industrial salt from Gujarat at the Anantnag goods shed today.” The salt is primarily used in industries such as tanning, pulp, soap, and brick kilns.

Officials noted that this new

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