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.