Vande Bharat Train in J&K Completes Trial from Katra to Nowgam

Years of hard work and dedication, and some engineering marvels later, the dream of Kashmir to be connected by rail finally came to fruition after a specially-designed Vande Bharat Express train arrived in the city on Saturday, completing its trial run.

- Press Trust of India

SRINAGAR:

The train, on its maiden trial run, arrived at Srinagar station in the Nowgam area on the city's outskirts from Katra in Jammu. It reached Jammu on Friday. Slogans and praises for the Indian Railways greeted the orange-and-grey-coloured Vande Bharat train as it reached the station at 11:30 a.m.

A large number of people and rail officials waited since morning, many of them carrying garlands, to welcome those aboard the train.

After a brief halt at the station, the train moved to Budgam station to complete its trial run.

Northern Railway's chief area manager (Srinagar) Saqib Yousuf said the trial run's completion marked a historic moment.