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WHY THE BRIDGE WAS NEEDEDIt is crucial to the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link projectThe two pairs of Vande Bharat Express flagged off on this stretch reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar to 4.40 hrs from 6 hrs by road right now. There are plans to add trains from Delhi after assessing demand for some timeThe new Jammu railway division is exploring the use of this all-weather mode of transport to move saffron, apples, walnut, handicrafts and other goods from the Valley; will save costs and time
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