If after preparing the itinerary for a tour of the state of Jammu and Kashmir you were wondering about how to reach Jammu and Kashmir, the easiest solution would be to travel in the Jammu and Kashmir railways. The railways of Jammu and Kashmir connect the state with major cities of the country.
The rail links in the state as yet extends only to the city of Jammu. The government is attempting to lay rail tracts to Barmulla and Srinagar. The ongoing railway projects that await completion in the state are the Qazigund-Baramulla Rail link and the Udhampur- Katra rail link.
There are regular scheduled trains that run in the state traversing to other cities of the country. The state of Jammu and Kashmir is also the starting point of the longest railway tract in the country. The rail route connects the Jammu Tawi in the north to the Kanyakumari in the south. The railway tract traverses through various cities and towns of the state of Kashmir.
Some of the trains that arrive to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and depart from the state are listed below:
- Swaraj Express between Mumbai and Jammu Tawi
- Himgiri Express between Kolkata and Jammu Tawi
- Shalimar Express between New Delhi and Jammu Tawi
- Andaman Express between Chennai and Jammu Tawi
- Jammu Mail between Delhi and Jammu
- Jammu Express between Delhi and Jammu.
