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Anantnag- Baramulla stretch of the ambitious Kashmir rail link project has progressed smoothly and it would be completed soon, Northern Railway General Manager Vivek Sahai said today.

Addressing the 54th Railway Week celebration of the railway zone, Sahai said as the rail link project is progressing smoothly and expressed confidence that train connection between Delhi and Srinagar would soon become a reality.

"The remaining 18 km of the Anantnag- Baramulla stretch would be completed soon," Sahai said.

Highlighting achievements of the northern zone during the last one year, he said, the zone has made good progress in all departments and consistently maintained its prominence in the country&aposs railway network.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had flagged off the first train in the Valley last October.

The upcoming Kashmir rail link project would benefit four major district towns in the state -- Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag and Baramulla.

The entire stretch in the Valley from Kazikund to Baramulla is of 119 km.