In a significant development to improve railway infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, Drone survey is underway for construction of 2-way Banihal-Baramulla railway line. A drone survey is going on at railway station Banihal in district Ramban.

A team from drone Survey Company, Northern Railway and railway police were present on the spot at Banihal railway station. The Banihal to Baramulla rail link is single way and recently, the government decided to make it a double way railway line. The distance of railway line between Banihal to Baramulla is 135 kilometers and is operational for single way rail traffic. 

An official from Northern Railway said that almost all the survey work between Banihal and Baramulla has been completed in the past one month and the drone survey report will be submitted to the railway board for further action.

It may be mentioned that the work on the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Project is going on at full speed.  According to J&K Chief Secretary  Dr.A.K.Mehta  Kashmir will be connected with the rest of the country by train by the end of January 2024.