Jammu & Kashmir to get new Vande Bharat train on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link 2024
The Northern Railway had last week successfully conducted a 15 km trial run of the USBRL between Banihal and Khari railways stations in the Ramban district.
Indian Railways has allocated the 49th Vande Bharat Express train to the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) in Jammu & Kashmir, as per reports
The eight-car electric train is the Union Territories' first such train allotment.
The Northern Railway had last week successfully conducted a 15 km trial run of the USBRL between Banihal and Khari railways stations in the Ramban district.
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Earlier in March, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had announced that the USBRL will be completed by December 2023 or January 2024, and a Vande Bharat metro train will be operated between Jammu and Srinagar once the project is fully operational.
On March 26, Vaishnaw travelled on the first run of a track-mounted trolley on the Chenab River's world's highest arch bridge with railway officials and performed pooja before inspecting the iconic bridge with a height of 359 metres from the Chenab riverbed.
The minister also announced the establishment of a special training academy for engineers in Jammu and a Vande Bharat Express train maintenance facility at Budgam in the Kashmir Valley.
Once the Kashmir Valley is connected to the Indian railway network, the Jammu to Srinagar journey will be faster and more comfortable for passengers. The Jammu to Srinagar journey by the new railway link is expected to take 3.5 hours.
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