Updated 14:00 IST, January 25th 2025
Katra Srinagar Vande Bharat Train Trials Begin: First Visuals
The train will also pass through Anji Khad Bridge which is India's first cable-stayed rail bridge and Chenab Bridge which is the world's highest railway bridge.

Indian Railways on Saturday, January 25 2025, conducted the trial run of the first Vande Bharat train from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) railway station to Srinagar railway station.
Vande Bharat SVDK To Srinagar : Details
The train will also pass through Anji Khad Bridge which is India's first cable-stayed rail bridge and Chenab Bridge which is the world's highest railway bridge.
The train has been specially designed according to the cold climate of Kashmir valley.
India's High-Speed Train Infrastructure
On January 23, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that several countries had shown interest in importing semi-high-speed Vande Bharat trains from India.
"Many countries have shown interest in Vande Bharat," Vaishnaw told ANI when asked if there were queries for the import of the train manufactured in India.
And there is one interesting thing that some participants, who are of Indian origin, say that when they were in India, their children say that they want to sit in Vande Bharat," he added.
Vande Bharat's History
Indian Railways launched India's first indigenous semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat Express and it is regarded as a 'Make in India' success story.
The first Vande Bharat Express train was flagged off on February 15, 2019, on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route, running at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour.
During the financial year 2022-23, approximately 31.84 lakh were booked to travel on Vande Bharat trains. The overall occupancy of Vande Bharat trains during this period has been 96.62 per cent.
These trains are equipped with top-tier amenities and advanced safety features, such as Kavach technology, accessible toilets for Divyangjan, and integrated Braille signage. In India, there are four new types of trains -- Vande Bharat Chair Car, Vande Bharat Sleeper, Namo Bharat Train, and Amrit Bharat Train."
With the constellation of these four trains, the passengers in our country will get good quality services," Vaishnaw said.
Testing of Vande Bharat Sleeper is almost complete, and the data is being analysed, before the actual production at Integral Coach Factory, the Minister said, ANI reported.
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Published 14:00 IST, January 25th 2025