With ‘special troops train’, govt signals J&K plan’s on track | India News

The Chenab Bridge part is the ultimate leg that connects Kashmir with remainder of India by rail

NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, the railways efficiently ran its first “trial special train”, carrying troopers on the strategically very important Katra-Qazigund part, in a transfer that signals how govt’s plan to run trains between J&Okay stays on track, unaffected by the continuing Indo-Pak battle. The prepare made the spherical journey with full safety preparations, TOI has learnt.The part, which incorporates the Chenab Bridge, is the ultimate leg that connects Kashmir with the remainder of India by rail. The prepare left Katra round 10am and returned by 6pm, they added.The trial run positive factors significance contemplating the continuing Indo-Pak battle and Operation Sindoor. PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the part final month, however was postponed as a result of unhealthy climate.Sources mentioned the particular prepare on trial carried troopers who had been on depart and caught as a result of cancellations of flights to J&Okay. “The train operation was limited to only the Katra-Qazigund section. Normal train operation is on between Qazigund and Baramulla,” mentioned an official.Earlier, the railways had carried out the trial run of particular Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar, however by no means carried passengers in them.Wednesday’s profitable trial run of the prepare with passengers additionally positive factors significance contemplating that it will likely be an extra connectivity to Kashmir and for sooner motion of males and machineries. Till now, there was solely freeway connectivity between J&Okay, and typically unhealthy climate, together with landslides, impacted motion.