Train services in Kashmir on Srinagar-Banihal Railway line were made completely Operational from today. Two trial runs were successfully completely on the line, the services had been partially resumed from Srinagar to Baramulla on Tuesday. 

Two trial runs on Srinagar-Banihal railway line were conducted successfully on Saturday, paving the way for resumption of full services in Kashmir Valley from Sunday, more than three months after they were suspended due to security reasons, officials said.

The trial runs, through the restive south Kashmir, were done after a thorough safety audit of the section, a railway official told PTI.

He said rail services in the valley should be fully operational from Sunday."The train service on Srinagar-Banihal route will resume on Sunday and it is being restored for the public fully for the first time after it was suspended due to security reasons," he said.Train services in the valley were suspended on August 3, ahead of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcate the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.

Services partially resumed — on Srinagar-Baramulla stretch — on Tuesday.Meanwhile, the situation limped back to normalcy in Kashmir and the annual examinations of students in the middle classes began on Saturday.

"The annual examinations for classes five to nine started this morning," an official said.

The examinations were scheduled to start from Monday, but the first two papers were postponed due to heavy snowfall across the valley.The valley schools have remained affected since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.

Shopkeepers at major markets across the valley have been following a pattern, opening early and then closing after noon to join protests against abrogation of the special status.

However, private cabs and auto-rickshaws were now visible on roads in large numbers, a few mini-buses have also started plying on some routes, according to the officials.