(LiveMint)
Indian Railways will play and an important role towards the development of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Home Minister Amit Shah said, flagging off the Indian Railways’ Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi on Thursday. “Vande Bharat train is a big step towards giving a boost to tourism in the state,” Shah said.
The first commercial run New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will begin October 5. The train will cut down the travel time between Delhi and Katra—the last station on the way to Vaishno Devi Temple– to eight hours from 12 hours now. The first New Delhi-Varanasi semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express, popularly known as Train 18 was launched by Modi earlier this year in February.
Shah said that the national transporter’s latest train will is part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ vision. The train is an indigenous electric multiple unit (EMU) manufactured by the Chennai-based Integrated Coach Factory (ICF).
