Jammu, Jan. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the Vande Bharat Express from Katra to Srinagar next week.

Northern Railways chief public relations officer Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyaya said, "Though no date has been decided yet, the Vande Bharat between Katra and Srinagar will be inaugurated soon."

He said that trial runs of the train are being conducted daily. "Since the Katra-Banihal rail section is new, extra trials are being conducted to ensure additional security," said Upadhyaya.

"Though commissioner of railways' safety has already given an authorisation letter, the requisite improvements pointed out in the letter are being carried out," he said.

On January 15, following a series of successful trial runs of ...