Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the train in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and lawmakers Sat Paul Sharma and Ghulam Ali Khatana.
Speaking at Jammu Railway Station during a ceremony to mark the extension of the Vande Bharat Express to Jammu, Abdullah thanked the central government and railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for “actually connecting Jammu with Kashmir through rail”.
Vaishnaw visited the bridge after flagging off an extended Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express earlier in the day.
Union Railways Minister flags off extended 20-coach Vande Bharat train linking Jammu and Kashmir
