Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the extended Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat Express service from Jammu Tawi Railway Station tomorrow. Mr Vaishnaw will also inspect two engineering structures on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link, the Anji Bridge and the Chenab Bridge.

The Ministry of Railways said that the train, which previously operated from Srinagar up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, will now run all the way to Jammu Tawi. It added that the extended Jammu Tawi-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will enter regular service from second of next month. Two pairs of services will operate across the corridor, covering a distance of around 266 kilometres.

The two pairs of service will ensure that passengers have a morning and an afternoon Vande Bharat option from both ends of the corridor on most days of the week, giving travellers meaningful flexibility in planning their journeys. The Ministry also informed that Vande Bharat has been augmented from eight coaches to twenty coaches to meet rising popularity and increasing demand.