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Barely hours aft announcing the hold of the Vande Bharat Express work from Srinagar to Jammu from March 1, the Railway Board connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026) nighttime enactment the determination connected hold.
"Due to immoderate unavoidable circumstances, the notification programme of Vande Bharat’s hold from March 1 has been enactment connected clasp by the Railway Board till further advice,” Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal said.
He added that further accusation would beryllium shared arsenic and erstwhile received, and expressed regret for the inconvenience caused.
Earlier successful the evening, Northern Railways had announced that the Vande Bharat Express would beryllium extended up to Jammu Tawi from Katra, enabling nonstop connectivity betwixt the duplicate superior cities of J&K from March 1.
"It is notified for the accusation of each acrophobic that bid Vande Bharat Express volition beryllium extended up to Jammu Tawi from March 1 from Katra," Singhal had said.
The premium work was flagged disconnected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected June 6 pursuing the inauguration of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, providing all-weather obstruction connectivity to the Kashmir Valley.
Officials said the train, presently operating betwixt Srinagar and Katra with an eight-car rake, was projected to tally betwixt Jammu and Srinagar with upgraded 20-car coaches.
