Train services resumed people appealed to adhere to sops
By: Tariq Shah VOV
Srinagar
Northern Railway Authorities after the assessment of covid situation have decided to resume the train services from Banihal to Baramulla from tomorrow.
Railway services were disrupted after the spike in the covid-19 cases across Kashmir valley and now because of the dip in the infection cases government has already eased the restrictions and have resumed the public transport system.
According to the GNS news agency reporting about the resumption of the train services has said in his report that Since 1 July, when the services resumed after seven weeks of suspension, two pairs of trains chugged between Bahinal to Budgam only.
Besides extending the services from Banihal to Baramulla and vice versa, the sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that one extra train (04620) will originate from Baramulla at 3:10 pm from Wednesday.
They said the existing services originating from Banihal (04617 and 04619) will be extended to Baramulla whereas train service (04618) will originate from Baramulla at 8 am. “One extra train service (04620) will originate from Baramulla at 1510 hours and will pick up the route of (04622) Budgam at 1615 hours.”
After remaining suspended for more than seven week, train services had resumed partially in Kashmir Valley from 1 July.
On 10 May, the authorities had suspended the services in view of the covid-19 situation in Kashmir Valley. Later, it was extended from time to time till 30 June.
With inputs from GNS
