Three images of Vande Bharat Express showing the train gliding through a breathtaking, snow-covered landscape surrounded by towering mountains are doing the rounds on social media. Many users claim that Vande Bharat is travelling through the snowy valleys of Kashmir.
A Facebook user posted the viral post with the following caption:
বরফে ঢাকা কাশ্মীরে বন্দে ভারত, মনমুগ্ধকর দৃশ্য!
Bharat in snow-covered Kashmir, beautiful scene!
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral post, and found the claims to be false.
Upon examining the viral images of the Vande Bharat Express purportedly running through snow-covered Kashmir, several inconsistencies were observed. The Vande Bharat Express is an electric train, but the images lacked overhead electric wires on the tracks. While one image showed electric wires and poles on an adjacent track, they were not connected to the train. Additionally, we detected the word ‘Grok’ — an advanced AI technology developed by xAI — at the bottom right corner of each image
Analysing further the images through the AI detection tools, Hive AI Detector, it is confirmed that the images are AI-generated.
A Facebook page, Trains of India, dated December 28, 2024, also shares the viral pictures alongside other images, mentioning that they have been created with the help of AI.
A report by the Financial Express, dated January 5, 2025, clarifies that while two Vande Bharat Express trains currently operate in Jammu (New Delhi-SMVD Katra launched in 2019 and SMVD Katra-New Delhi launched in 2023), no Vande Bharat Express has yet been launched in Kashmir. Though there is a plan to run Vande Bharat Express on the Katra-Srinagar route in future, the service has not commenced yet.
Therefore, we can conclusively say that the viral post, claiming to show Vande Bharat Express traveling through the snowy valleys of Kashmir, is false.
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