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|June 04, 2025 Issue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate five new train services connecting Delhi to the Kashmir Valley on June 6, a development of profound significance for the region, which otherwise had so far only a road and air connectivity with the rest of the country.
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The highlight of the visit will be the dedication of the Chenab rail bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, which forms a crucial part of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL). Modi is expected to travel by train from the newly inaugurated bridge to Katra, inspecting key engineering feats like India's first cable-stayed Anji Khad bridge along the way. At Katra, he will flag off two Vande Bharat trains, one to Baramulla and another in the reverse direction, marking the symbolic completion of a project that has taken nearly three decades and over 41,000 crore to realize.
This story is from the June 04, 2025 Issue edition of Kashmir Observer.
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