Railways run ‘special troops train’ on Katra-Qazigund section in J&K

The Katra-Qazigund section, which includes the Chenab Bridge, is the final leg that connects Kashmir with the rest of India by rail.

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, MAY 15 (STC): The railways successfully on Wednesday ran its first “trial special train”, carrying soldiers on the vital Katra-Qazigund section, says reports in cross section of media.
The train is reported to have made the round trip with full security arrangements,
The Katra-Qazigund section, which includes the Chenab Bridge, is the final leg that connects Kashmir with the rest of India by rail.
According to the reports, the train left Katra around 10am and returned by 6pm.
It’s worth mentioning that PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the section last month, but was postponed due to bad weather.
A Times of India report quoting sources said the special train on trial carried soldiers who were on leave and stuck due to cancellations of flights to J&K. “The train operation was limited to only the Katra-Qazigund section. Normal train operation is on between Qazigund and Baramulla,” said an official.
Earlier, the railways had carried out the trial run of special Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar, but never carried passengers in them.
(STC)