Indian Railways eyes two special trains for Jammu & Kashmir! Indian Railways plans to introduce two new prepare companies to reinforce Kashmir connectivity within the coming month.
A centrally heated sleeper prepare will function between New Delhi and Srinagar, providing a 13-hour journey by snow-coated mountains and throughout the 359-m-excessive Chenab Bridgewhich is the world’s highest railway arch bridge. The prepare will present premium consolation however is not going to embrace second-class sleeper coaches, sources instructed ET.
Previously it was being speculated that the Vande Bharat sleeper would debut on the Kashmir route, however that does not seem like the case now.
Vande Bharat for Katra-Baramulla Route in Jammu & Kashmir
- For the Katra-Baramulla route, an eight-coach Vande Bharat prepare with chair car seating shall be launched, a senior railway official instructed the monetary each day.
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Vande Bharat Express for Jammu & Kashmir additionally incorporates specialised features together with silicon heating pads for water tanks to forestall freezing, and bogs with heat air circulation by specifically designed ducts. - In a primary for Indian Railways, the loco pilots’ entrance glass comprises embedded heating parts to forestall frost formation in sub-zero temperatures.
- The service will cut back the 246-km Katra-Baramulla journey time to 3-and-a-half hours, considerably sooner than the present 10-hour bus journey. Baramulla railway station lies 57 km past Srinagar.
Jammu & Kashmir Train Connectivity
Katra, which serves because the entry level to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and attracts quite a few pilgrims, at the moment has a 16-coach Vande Bharat Express connection to New Delhi working six days weekly.
The railway official stated, “Once the Katra-Baramulla Vande Bharat becomes operational, likely by late next month, passengers will be able to seamlessly journey from New Delhi to Katra in our existing Vande Bharat and then transfer to the new service to reach Srinagar or “Baramulla.”