Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Kashmir plans to operate the Vande Bharat Express train on the Jammu-Srinagar route soon. "When the railway line between Jammu and Srinagar will be completed soon, Vande Bharat will also work on it," Vaishnaw news agency PTI quoted him as saying. The railway minister further added that the train is uniquely designed to run very smoothly at such a temperature and altitude.


No exact launch date was given, but the railway minister added that the Jammu-Srinagar railway is expected to be launched within this financial year.