Srinagar Vande Bharat Express train houseful, seats are not available, railway is taking this decision

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Photo: PTI Vande Bharat Express Train parked at Sangaldan railway station.

All seats have been booked in the month of July in Srinagar Vande Bharat Express trains connecting Kashmir to the rest of the country. Passengers are unable to book seats in the train to go there this month. Such a situation has occurred due to huge crowd and limited coaches. According to ETV India news, in view of heavy demand, the Railways is now considering adding additional coaches to these trains. Let us tell you, these Vande Bharat trains running through Katra to Srinagar station and contrary to the world’s highest Chenab railway bridge covers a distance of 200 kilometers in three hours.

Passengers reaching about 3 hours short time

According to the news, the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the Jammu Railway Division, appropriate Singhal admitted that there was high demand and sought approval from higher officials to increase the rake. He said that we are increasing the number of coaches in trains and have sought approval for this. Vande Bharat Express, which makes four rounds a day, has reduced the current travel time by about 3 hours, which has increased the crowd of passengers.

Tickets are available for 7 August or after 7 August

According to the news, passengers are disappointed at not getting tickets in the train. The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat (26401) train on the IRCTC app showed a waiting list of 40 on July 30 and 40 on July 30 for trying to book the chair car (CC) ticket in the train. The condition is that in the Vande Bharat Srinagar-Katra (26402) train, a confirmed seat can be booked only on or after 7 August or only after that.

With the introduction of Amarnath Yatra from July 3, there is a huge increase in the number of passengers. This journey is to run till 9 August. During the Amarnath Yatra, the demand has increased due to security sanctions on the Strategic National Highway 44 (Srinagar-Jammu).

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