Srinagar, April 4 -- The Centre on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link has been completed, while more than 1,436 km of National Highways have been constructed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2018-19.

Replying to separate questions in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the rail link is among the major infrastructure projects taken up under the National Rail Plan to improve connectivity and capacity.

The government said the completion of the rail project is expected to significantly improve passenger and freight movement in Jammu and Kashmir and provide a major boost to connectivity, tourism, trade and economic development.

Officials said railway infrastructure projects play a...