Bridge to the Himalayas: Indian Railways to open new chapter with Banihal-Sangaldan section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link that will open on Feb 20
Designed to start in Shigatse, Tibet, the proposed rail line will run northwest along the Nepal border before piercing North via Aksai Chin and ending at China's Hotan in Xinjiang. The planned route will travel through Rutog and around Pangong Lake on the Chinese side of the LAC.