PM Modi to flag off Kashmir’s first train on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will finally inaugurate the first Vande Bharat Express train to Kashmir on 6 June from Jammu after the completion of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.

By Connect Gujarat Desk 04 Jun 2025 in Travel News

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PM Modi to flag off Kashmir’s first train on Friday

This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after ‘Operation Sindoor’ – India's precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan launched on 7 May in response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.

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Modi will flag off train services from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) railway station in Jammu's Katra to Baramulla in north Kashmir. On the occasion, Modi will also flag off another train from Baramulla to Katra.

Trains have been running between Banihal and Baramulla in the Kashmir valley, and between Jammu, Udhampur and Katra in the Jammu region.

However, the 111-km Katra-Banihal section was the most difficult to construct owing to the challenging terrain.

Modi will also inaugurate the highest railway arch bridge over the river Chenab and India’s first cable-stayed Anji Khad bridge on the occasion. He is also expected to address a rally.

Earlier, the inauguration of the much-awaited train was scheduled for 19 April, however, it was postponed due to bad weather. Three days later Pahalgam terror attack happened in Kashmir.

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