Srinagar, April 28 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on Monday hailed the proposed start of direct Vande Bharat train between Jammu and Srinagar by April end, urging for an increase in frequency and capacity of the train between the two regions.

Direct Vande Bharat train between Jammu and Srinagar is likely to start from April 30, nearly 10 months after the launch of the service between Srinagar and Katra by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The new train will not have any halt at Katra.

Omar hailed the new initiative by railways owing to its increased capacity. "There will be a difference (for tourism sector) because till now the capacity of the train was less. Only an eight bogie train was running between Katra and Sr...