Dream train Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat reaches Jammu Railway Station for trial run

Dream train Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat reaches Jammu Railway Station for trial run

 

Jammu, Jan 24: The dream train Vande Bharat connecting Kashmir to the rest of the country on Friday reached here on a trial run at Jammu Tawi Railway Station.

The much-anticipated semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train will run between Jammu and Srinagar on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

Passengers waiting for various trains at the platforms were filled with enthusiasm as the first orange and grey colored Vande Bharat Express train that will run between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) and Srinagar arrived at 3 PM at Jammu Tawi Railway Station.

“The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat reached Jammu railway station for a trial,” said an official.

He said that travel to Srinagar by train is set to become a reality in Vande Bharat to be operated and maintained by the Northern Railway (NR) zone.

“This will also be the third such train for Jammu and Kashmir as the other two Vande Bharat trains connect Katra and New Delhi,” he added.

However, passengers waiting for other trains on the platform started clicking selfies and capturing videos as soon as the train reached Jammu Railway Station.

The train later left for Katra from where it will leave for Srinagar, he said.

The Katra to Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will have features like heating systems, anti-spall layers, and automatic doors.

The train is designed to operate smoothly in cold weather, down to minus 20 degrees celsius.

It will have a driver’s windshield with heating elements to prevent fogging and freezing, self-regulating heating cables ensure water flows smoothly, heaters in the lavatories and vacuum systems keep passengers comfortable, maintained optimal braking performance in sub-zero temperatures, protection for the driver from impacts during extreme weather or unforeseen events, automatic plug doors, fully air-conditioned coaches, mobile charging sockets, reading lights, and CCTV cameras, wider windows with roller blinds and overhead racks for luggage.

The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat will run on the world’s highest railway arch bridge and Anji Bridge constructed on river Chenab in Reasi district.

UNI

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