The Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir will start commercial operations from June 7, the Northern Railway said on Thursday. In Jammu, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that regular train services connecting Jammu and Srinagar will commence from September 2025, following the completion of ongoing construction work at the Jammu railway station. “
According to Northern Railway, two Vande Bharat train sets will make four trips during the day between Katra and Srinagar. It has two travelling classes, Chair Car (CC) and Executive Class (EC) with tickets costing Rs 715 and Rs 1,320 respectively,” an official from the Northern Railway said. The first train will commence from Katra at 8:10 am and reach Srinagar at 11:08 am. The same train will return in the afternoon from Srinagar at 2 pm and reach Katra at 4:58 pm. This train service will not be available on Tuesday. Another train will start from Katra at 2:55 pm and reach Srinagar at 5:53 pm. The same train will return from Srinagar the next day at 8 am. This service will not operate on Wednesday.
“During its approximately 3-hour long journey, as of now the trains will only stop at Banihal but later on other stoppages will also be decided,” an official said. Speaking to the reporters in Jammu, the Railways Minister said that work on Jammu Railway station is going on. “The work is expected to be completed by September. With the availability of platforms 5 and 6, Vande Bharat trains will run between Jammu and Srinagar directly in September,” he said.