Overview
- A short clip posted by Banihal MLA Sajjad Shaheen shows the semi‑high‑speed train gliding over snow‑blanketed tracks in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared similar footage, boosting nationwide attention to winter operations on the route.
- The Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla link spans 272 km with 36 tunnels and 943 bridges, including the Chenab arch bridge and the Anji Khad cable‑stayed bridge.
- Kashmir’s Vande Bharat is equipped with heated plumbing and windscreens, insulated lavatories, auto‑drain systems, and upgraded braking air dryers to function near −20°C.
- Railway officials say services are holding up through heavy snowfall with active snow clearance and real‑time safety systems, with the Udhampur–Srinagar run taking roughly three hours on a daily round trip.