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Modi Inaugurates Ambitious Rail Project Connecting Kashmir to Indian Plains
- On June 6, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chenab Rail Bridge along with the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway project in Jammu and Kashmir, establishing the first direct train connection between the Kashmir Valley and the rest of India.
- The inauguration follows decades of construction challenges and recent military clashes between India and Pakistan, including a deadly attack near Pahalgam in April 2025 that killed 26 people and heightened tensions.
- The 272-kilometer railway line traverses 36 tunnels and over 900 bridges, featuring the 1,315-meter-long Chenab Bridge, which stands 359 meters tall and is designed to withstand winds of up to 260 km/h and seismic shocks.
- Modi highlighted that the rail link will provide reliable year-round access, enhance pilgrimage-related travel, and generate employment opportunities, while Indian Railways noted the project as one of the most complex globally, with an estimated cost of around $5 billion.
- The project promises enhanced regional integration, improved transportation for civilians and troops, and economic growth in a region long affected by militancy and disputes over Kashmir’s status.
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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…
Modi inaugurates rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plains
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated one of the most ambitious railway projects ever built in India, which will connect the Kashmir Valley to the vast Indian plains by train for the first time. Dubbed by government-operated Indian Railways as one of the most challenging tracks in the world, the 272-kilometer (169-mile) line begins in the garrison city of Udhampur in Jammu region and runs through Indian-controlled Kashmi…
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