Srinagar, April 29 -- Ahmad Ayaz

The idea of a direct train connecting Jammu to Srinagar once belonged more to imagination than to engineering feasibility. For decades, the Kashmir Valley remained breathtakingly beautiful yet logistically isolated-connected to the rest of the country largely through a single, fragile road corridor and limited air services. Today, that narrative is decisively changing.With the direct train from Jammu to Srinagar set to be inaugurated on 30th April, a historic chapter is about to unfold. What was once dismissed as an unlikely dream is now becoming a tangible reality-one that promises to reshape connectivity, the economy, and everyday life in Jammu and Kashmir.A dream that challenged natureThe Himalayan ter...