After decades of wait, a train has finally started chugging on rail tracks in Kashmir.

The Northern Railways today conducted trial run of an eight-coach Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train between Ompora in Badgam district of central Kashmir and Kakapora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir.

The trial run was conducted to check safety aspects on the Kakapora-Pampore-Nowgam-Badgam track in the Qazigund-Baramula section.

The train covered distance of 22 km from Badgam to Kakapora in 18 minutes, attaining maximum speed of 110 km per hour. The train took almost same time in covering the return distance from Kakapora to Badgam.

The train has air-conditioned coaches with heating system and push-back seats. This is for the first time in the history of Indian Railways that a train with all these facilities will cover short distances in a particular area/region.

An inspection for opening of Railways for the carriage of passengers was also carried out on the occasion.

With this successful trial run, a new chapter has been added in the history of Indian Railways.