Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Train services resumed on Tuesday after remaining suspended for a day as a precautionary measure in the Kashmir valley, where separatists had called for a general strike and “Eidgah Chalo” on the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.
Train runs were resumed on Sunday after remaining suspended for security reasons on Saturday in the valley, where separatists had called for “Lal Chowk chalo' on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to inaugurate several developmental projects.
'We have resumed train runs in the Kashmir valley after a fresh advisory was received from police,' a senior railway official told UNI.
He said all trains will run as per schedule on all routes. First train was running as per schedule on Srinagar-Bagdam-Baramulla in north Kashmir track today. Similarly train will chug on Badgam-Srinagar-Anantnag-Qazigund in south Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu region, he said.
The official said, 'Railway department is acting on the directive of police. Since the security and safety of passengers, railway officials and rail property was involved we are suspending train service in the valley'.
This was the tenth time train service was suspended in the Kashmir valley during the month of May so far security reasons and damage to tracks. Last month, train service remained suspended partially or fully for 8 times in the valley, where last year train could not run for over 50 times for security reasons.
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