The trial of the train on the Katra-Srinagar track was done on January 25 and was successful. The train departed from Katra at 8 am and arrived in Srinagar, the final station in Kashmir, at 11 am.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit Jammu and Kashmir on April 19. On the first stop, he is going to open the world's tallest railway bridge (Chenab Bridge) in Udhampur. Next, he will arrive in Katra (Mata Vaishno Devi) and inaugurate the Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express train.
This inauguration shall signal the opening of the 272-kilometer Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed that there is repair work in progress presently at Jammu Railway Station, for which reason a temporary train service has been initiated from Katra. Once the repair work is done, this train will begin in August from Jammu.
The trial of the train from Katra to Srinagar was run on January 25, and it was successful. The train departed from Katra at 8 am and arrived in Srinagar, the last destination in Kashmir, at 11 am. That means that the distance of 160 kilometers was covered in 3 hours. This will make the journey between the two cities quicker, more up-to-date, and more efficient.
The 1997 project, which was finished last month, encountered several challenges, such as geological and topographical problems. Trial runs on the Katra-Baramulla route have, however, been successfully carried out, and the Commissioner of Railway Safety cleared the service between Katra and Kashmir in January.
The height of the Statue of Unity is 182 meters, and the height of the Eiffel Tower is 330 meters, according to the sources.
In comparison, the Chenab Bridge, costing Rs 1486 crore and consisting of 29 thousand metric tons of steel, will be thrice the size of the Eiffel Tower.
With 46 thousand cubic meters of concrete, that translates to a lifespan of 120 years; the Chenab Bridge will be able to sustain a wind speed of 266 km/hour. The Northern Railways asserted that the trains will be capable of running at a speed of 100 km per hour on the bridge.