Watch: Vande Bharat Express clocks nearly 100km/h on world's highest Chenab rail bridge in J&K
This comes after a rise in the maximum permissible speed to 100 kmph on the 111-km-long new broad gauge rail stretch between Katra and Banihal in the region.
The Vande Bharat Express recently reached a top speed of nearly 100 km/h while traversing the Chenab Railway Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. This milestone was achieved after the maximum permissible speed on the 111-km-long new broad gauge rail stretch between Katra and Banihal was increased to 100 km/h. Previously, trains operated at a maximum speed of 85 km/h on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Sangaldan section and 75 km/h on the Sangaldan-Banihal section.
The enhanced speed is expected to reduce travel time, improve connectivity, boost tourism, trade and economic activities in the region, and enhance passenger comfort. The Katra-Banihal route, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link project, is a challenging section of the railway system, featuring deep valleys, steep slopes, major rivers, and complex geological formations.
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