US EditionModi Inaugurates Ambitious Rail Project Connecting Kashmir to Indian Plains
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the Chenab rail bridge in Kashmir on Friday, a remarkable structure recognized as the tallest railway arch bridge globally.
- The bridge project, approved in 2002 and initiated in 2017, is designed to establish the first-ever railway connection between the Kashmir region and mainland India.
- The Chenab bridge is a 1,315-metre steel arch structure standing 359 metres above the river, engineered to withstand seismic activity and high winds, with construction supported by 26 km of access roads and a 400-metre tunnel.
- Costing ₹1,486 crore and completed over eight years, the bridge will reduce travel time between Katra and Srinagar to about three hours using new Vande Bharat trains, which Modi also flagged off.
- This railway link is expected to boost tourism, local industries, and livelihood opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir, while enhancing all-weather connectivity amid ongoing regional tensions.
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PM Modi J&K Visit LIVE, PM Modi to Inaugurate Worlds Highest Chenab Railway Arch Bridge in Kashmir Today Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chenab and Anji Rail Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, June 6. He also flagged off two Vande Bharat trains connecting Katra to Srinagar, promoting tourism and economic development.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first visit to Kashmir this Friday after the conflict with his archrival Pakistan, inaugurating a strategic railway line towards the disputed region, which he called “the jewel of the crown of India.” Modi has launched a series of projects worth billions of dollars for the divided Muslim-majority territory, epicenter of bitter rivalry between India and Pakistan since independence from British rule in 194…
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