SRINAGAR : Kashmir has reached a major milestone in its transport and logistics landscape with the arrival of the first freight train carrying industrial salt from Gujarat, marking the operational integration of the Valley into India’s national rail freight network. The development signifies the beginning of a new economic and infrastructural chapter under the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Officials confirmed that a 21-wagon rake carrying nearly 1,350 tonnes of industrial salt departed from Kharaghoda in Gujarat and reached the Anantnag Goods Shed on Friday. The consignment, meant for local industries such as tanning, pulp production, and brick kilns, is the first of its kind to reach Kashmir by rail.

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