As the Vande Bharat Express reached the station at 11:30 am, it was welcomed with slogans and praises for the Indian Railways. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK
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Years of hard work and dedication, and some engineering marvels later, the dream of Kashmir's rail connectivity finally came true as a specially-designed Vande Bharat Express train arrived here on Saturday, completing its trial run.
The train, on its maiden trial run, arrived at the Srinagar station in the Nowgam area on the city outskirts from Katra in Jammu. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK
It had reached Jammu on Friday. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK
As the Vande Bharat Express reached the station at 11:30 am, it was welcomed with slogans and praises for the Indian Railways. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK
A large number of people and railway officials were waiting for the train since the morning, many of them carrying garlands to welcome the officials on board the train. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK
The train is specially designed to operate seamlessly in Jammu and Kashmir’s challenging winter conditions. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK
The railways has completed 272 kilometres of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Photography by Mubashir Khan/GK