JAMMU — Apart from the multi-layered security setup along the 327-kilometre Jammu-Katra-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line, 21 security personnel, including RPF commandos, will guard the Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express service launched by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday, an official said. Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the 20-coach train, which is expected to cut travel time between […]
JAMMU — Thanking Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Centre for extending Vande Bharat train services between Jammu and Srinagar, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday demanded a dry (inland) port for the union territory to boost trade and business. “I want to congratulate and thank Vaishnaw and, through him, the central government, on behalf […]
SRINAGAR — Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train between Jammu and Srinagar, the first direct train between the twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, were among the dignitaries present at the flagging […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train between Jammu and Srinagar on April 30, while the services for the general public will commence on May 2. The direct train services between Srinagar and Jammu will reduce the travel time between the twin capitals of Jammu […]