Kashmir Vande Bharat Train: Railway sources say that on the day of inauguration, Prime Minister Modi will land at Jammu airport. From here he will go to Chenab Bridge by chopper. From there he will reach Katra railway station and flag off the Kashmir Vande Bharat train.
There is good news for the people who have been waiting for a long time for the Kashmir Vande Bharat train. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kashmir Vande Bharat Express in the first or second week of February. This train will be the first Vande Bharat train to directly connect Jammu and Kashmir. According to Indian Railways sources, PM Modi will flag off this train from Katra railway station.
According to media reports, railway sources say that on the day of inauguration, Prime Minister Modi will land at Jammu airport. From here he will go to Chenab Bridge by chopper. Chenab Bridge is the world’s highest railway bridge. From there he will reach Katra railway station and flag off the Kashmir Vande Bharat train.
After this, PM Modi will also address a public meeting, for which Katra Sports Stadium and Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu have been selected as possible venues.
Trial run before inauguration
Finalizing the preparations, a trial run of the special rake of Vande Bharat train was conducted on Friday. Starting from Delhi and reaching Jammu, this special Vande Bharat Express made its first journey from Katra to Srinagar. During the trial run, the passengers present at the Jammu railway station welcomed the train and expressed enthusiasm about it.
Northern Railway Safety Commissioner Dinesh Chand Deswal has given permission to run the train at a maximum speed of 85 kmph. During the trial run, the train ran at a speed of 110 kmph.
Golden history of railways
The history of railways in Jammu and Kashmir began in 1890, when train service began between Jammu and Sialkot (now in Pakistan). After the Indo-Pak war of 1965, work began on a project to start a direct train service from Punjab to Jammu.
In 1981, the foundation of the Jammu-Udhampur train project was laid by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and in 2005, PM Manmohan Singh flagged it off. In 2014, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the direct train service to Katra.
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