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The
Jammu-Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will initially run from Katra, owing
to the renovation works taking place at the Jammu station.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will flag off the first Vande Bharat train to Kashmir from
Jammu's Katra on April 19, marking the completion of the 272 km
Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail stretch project, Union minister Jitendra Singh
informed on Sunday. (30 Mar ’25)
The
Jammu-Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will initially run from Katra, owing
to the renovation works taking place at the Jammu station.
The rail link project
was completed last month, officials said, adding that trial runs of the train
on the Katra-Baramulla link have also been conducted successfully. The train
service between Katra and Kashmir was also approved by the Commissioner of
Railway Safety, officials were cited as saying by a news agency PTI report.
The inauguration will
fulfil the long-awaited demand for a direct rail connectivity to Kashmir. At
present, train services are only operational between the valley's Sangaldan and
Baramulla and from Katra, to all across the nation.
The ambitious rail project to link Kashmir began
back in 1997. However, it faced several postponements owing to the geological,
topographical and meteorological challenges of the region, officials said.
The project, which
includes 38 tunnels, spans a total distance of 119 km. Of these, the longest
tunnel stretches up to a distance of 12.75 km (Tunnel T-49). This is also
India's largest longest transportation tunnel, the report mentioned.
The rail link project also comprises 927
bridges, covering a total length of 13 kilometres. Among them is the infamous
Chenab Bridge, with an overall length of 1,315 metres, arch span of 467 metres
and standing 359 metres above the river. Having beaten the Eiffel Tower in
height by being 35 metres taller than it, the Chenab Bridge is set to be the world's
highest arch railway bridge.
Notably, the Vande
Bharat Express on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla project is expected to
considerably reduce the travel time between Jammu and Srinagar, providing a
modern, efficient rail service in the region, officials said.
