Northern Railway ne Katra-Banihal section par train speed badha kar **100 kmph** kar di hai. Vande Bharat ke successful trials ke baad yeh connectivity aur infrastructure growth ke liye ek bada milestone hai.
Railway ka naya raftar ka record!
Northern Railway ne officially 111-kilometer lambe Katra-Banihal section par train ki speed limit ko badha kar 100 kmph kar diya hai. Pehle yahan speed limit 75 kmph aur 85 kmph hua karti thi. Yeh badlav Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project ke liye bahut bada step hai.
Engineering ka kamaal
Yeh route asaan nahi hai, yahan 33 tunnels aur bade bridges hain. Chenab Railway Bridge (duniya ka sabse ooncha arch bridge) aur Anji Khad bridge (India ka pehla cable-stayed railway bridge) is project ke sabse critical points hain. Yeh sab isliye kiya gaya hai taaki Kashmir Valley ko saal bhar rail connectivity mil sake.
Investors ke liye kya hai zaroori?
Sabse pehle toh ye samajh lo ki Vande Bharat koi listed company nahi hai, ye Indian Railways ka project hai. Lekin, aise bade projects se railway supply chain se judi companies (jaise ki signaling, rolling stock, aur construction wali) ke order book par seedha asar padta hai.
Risk factor ko nazar-andaz na karein
Himalayan region mein kaam karna asaan nahi hai. Geological risks, landslides, aur seismic activity jaise challenges hamesha rehte hain, jo cost badha sakte hain. Iske alawa, baaki railway projects ka progress bhi uneven hai, kahin kaam tezi se ho raha hai toh kahin delays hain. Isliye, sirf ek milestone dekh kar excited na hon, government ki spending aur contractors ki execution capability par nazar rakhna bahut zaroori hai.