- Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Banihal to Katra railway link to be completed by 2022 which is part of the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.
- It is to be completed before the 75thIndependence day of India.
- This completion will pave the way for the creation of Indian rail from Kanyakumari to Baramulla.
- The Katra-Banihal railway track is a 111-km long stretch which will link Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country by train.
