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After 100-day halt, trains to run again in Valley today

Train services in the Kashmir Valley will resume on Tuesday, after a gap of over three months. Train services were stopped on August 3 ahead of the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K.

The Valley had been under restrictions after August 5, when the Centre revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into Union Territories.

“After appropriate action and assurance by government railway police (GRP) of J&K regarding safe operation of train in Kashmir Valley between 10 am and 3 pm, The Firozpur division will commence a limited passenger service of running two pair of trains between Srinagar-Baramulla- Srinagar with effect from November 12,” a Northern Railway official said.

The decision gains importance considering that resumption of rail services is a huge indicator of how normalcy is back in the Valley. Railway officials said they have conducted the trial run of the service for the first time in over three months.They added the train service between Srinagar and Banihal will resume in a few days after checking the track safety and conducting trial runs.

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