Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chilla-i-Kalan, the 40-day harshest weather period.
As cold wave sweeps parts of India, with mountainous regions witnessing freezingly low temperatures, the ministry of railways has shared a video of a train running through snow-covered tracks in Jammu and Kashmir.
In the video shared by the railways, a passenger train travels through the snow-laden valley from Banihal to Budgam in the Union Territory.
The train passes through the Hamre station and the "picturesque view" of the valley, which has turned completely white, makes it look like a scene from the movie 'The Polar Express'.
Srinagar and a few other regions in Jammu and Kashmir experienced their coldest nights, with the minimum temperature falling several degrees below the freezing cold.
Srinagar recorded a low of -6.4 degrees Celsius against -5.2 degrees a day before. The meteorological department said the minimum temperature is the lowest in the last five years.
The weather office has said there is a possibility of light to moderate rain/snow over many places of Jammu and Kashmir during the second week of January.
There is a possibility of light snow over scattered places toward night on January 7, with a 70 per cent chance of snowfall at many places in the Union Territory over a few days from January 8 to 13, the department said.
Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chilla-i-Kalan, the 40-day harshest weather period when the chances of snowfall are maximum and most frequent.