Vande Bharat train between Katra and Srinagar begins to cut travel time
The new railway service of Vande Bharat will significantly cut travel time between Srinagar and Katra to just three hours—less than half of the current six to seven hours required by road.
New Delhi: To improve connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, Vande Bharat Express between Srinagar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra has been operationalised for regular services.
This semi-high-speed trains will operate six days a week and will reduce travel time between the Kashmir Valley and the prominent pilgrimage hub in Katra, according to Northern Railway.
This marks a benchmark as a transformative step in the region’s transport infrastructure.
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The new railway service of Vande Bharat will significantly cut travel time between Srinagar and Katra to just three hours—less than half of the current six to seven hours required by road.
Two Vande Bharat Express trains named as Train Nos. 26404/26403 and 26401/26402, will run on the newly inaugurated Srinagar–Katra–Srinagar route, with scheduled halts at Banihal.
The trains are especially designed to operate in extreme winter conditions and are equipped with advanced heating systems, thermally insulated lavatories, heated windshields, and defrosting technology for improved driver visibility.
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Till now, train services in the region were limited to the Banihal–Baramulla section in the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu–Udhampur–Katra section in the Jammu region.
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