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Vande Bharat Express successful J&K (file photo)
Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express: In a large cheer for radical successful Jammu & Kashmir, and tourists arsenic well, the archetypal Vande Bharat Express betwixt Jammu and Srinagar has been flagged off.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw connected Thursday flagged disconnected the 20-coach Vande Bharat Express connecting Jammu and Srinagar, marking the archetypal nonstop obstruction nexus betwixt the 2 capitals of Jammu and Kashmir.Among those contiguous astatine the motorboat ceremonial were Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Minister of State successful the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh.Earlier, connected June 6, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the archetypal nonstop bid work betwixt Katra and Srinagar.
That work has present been extended to Jammu Tawi railway station.
Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express: Train number, schedule, stoppages, question time
The caller nonstop obstruction work is expected to importantly chopped question clip betwixt Jammu and Srinagar. It is besides apt to supply a large boost to tourism portion ensuring reliable, all-weather aboveground connectivity betwixt the 2 cities.
- Two pairs of trains volition tally connected this route, covering a region of astir 266 kilometres.
- The archetypal service, Train No. 26401, volition depart from Jammu Tawi railway presumption astatine 6:20 Am. It volition halt astatine Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Reasi and Banihal earlier arriving successful Srinagar astatine 11:10 AM, completing the travel successful 4 hours and 50 minutes.
- Its instrumentality service, Train No. 26402, volition permission Srinagar astatine 2:00 PM and scope Jammu Tawi astatine 6:50 PM. This bid brace volition run six days a week, with nary work connected Tuesdays.
- The 2nd brace volition statesman with Train No. 26404, departing Srinagar astatine 8:00 AM. After halts astatine Banihal and Katra, it volition get astatine Jammu Tawi astatine 12:40 PM. The instrumentality service, Train No. 26403, volition permission Jammu Tawi astatine 1:20 PM and scope Srinagar by 6:00 PM. This brace volition besides tally six days a week, but connected Wednesdays.
According to officials, the recently introduced 20-coach Vande Bharat bid has begun its maiden travel from Jammu Tawi to Srinagar, traversing the Valley’s challenging terrain and strengthening connectivity crossed the region.
At the aforesaid time, a corresponding work from Srinagar has besides been launched towards Jammu.Fitted with modern amenities and comprising 20 coaches, the inaugural bid volition screen a region of 267 kilometres connected its way betwixt Jammu and Srinagar.The regular Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat service, scheduled to commence connected May 2, volition run six days a week. Services volition stay suspended connected Tuesdays.Work connected the Rs 43,780-crore obstruction task aimed astatine connecting Kashmir with the remainder of India began successful the precocious 1990s.
The archetypal bid started operating wrong the Kashmir Valley successful October 2008.Although obstruction connectivity had reached Udhampur by 2005, the challenging mountainous terrain of the Pir Panjal Range made it hard to found a nonstop obstruction nexus to the Valley until 2025.Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal said the bid has been built utilizing indigenous exertion and is designed to present a world-class question acquisition to passengers.He noted that the bid is equipped with precocious features, including the Kavach information system, a GPS-enabled rider accusation system, and ergonomically designed rotating seats. In summation to cutting question time, the work is expected to importantly payment the section system and supply a large boost to tourism.The hold of the Vande Bharat work to Jammu Tawi marks different large milestone successful the semipermanent effort to modernise railway connectivity successful Jammu and Kashmir.Meanwhile, railway stations astatine Jammu Tawi, Katra, Udhampur, and Budgam are presently being redeveloped nether the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.At the bosom of this connectivity translation is the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project. Built astatine a outgo of Rs 43,780 crore, it includes 36 tunnels stretching crossed 119 kilometres and 943 bridges, forming the captious infrastructure that links the Kashmir Valley with the remainder of the country.
