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United News of India
2 days ago
- General
- United News of India
Security up as PM Modi to inaugurate Katra-Srinagar rail link on June 6
Jammu, June 3 (UNI) A tight security blanket has been put in place in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly all along the vital installation of the railways ahead of the inauguration of much awaited Katra-Srinagar rail link by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6. The rail link, which was to be inaugurated on April 19 earlier by PM Modi, was postponed due to bad weather. Union Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Dr Jitendra Singh posted on X, 'History in the making… Just 3 days to go! The mighty #ChenabBridge, the world's highest railway bridge, stands tall in #JammuandKashmir.' 'Part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL). Built to withstand nature's toughest tests. PM @narendramodi to inaugurate the #ChenabBridge on 6th June, 2025,' Dr Singh posted on X. 'A proud symbol of New India's strength and vision!,' he said. 'The security has been heightened across the Jammu region and along all the vital installations of the Jammu Division of the Northern Railways ahead of the Katra-Srinagar rail link inauguration by the Prime Minister scheduled on June 6,' an official said. He added that the inauguration of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Project (USBRL) by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is much awaited and a dream coming true for millions of people. Official sources said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the world's tallest Chenab Rail Bridge and Anji Khad Rail Bridge on June 6, and will also flag off the special Kashmir edition of Vande Bharat Express from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station to Srinagar. He will also address a public programme at the Sports Ground, Katra, they said. This will be the first visit of the Prime Minister to Jammu and Kashmir during ongoing Operation Sindoor and post April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local, were killed. Out of the total 272-km, Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, 209 km was commissioned in phases with the first phase (118km Qazigund-Baramulla section) commissioned in October 2009, followed by (18-km) Banihal-Qazigund in June 2013, (25-km) Udhampur-Katra in July 2014 and (48.1 km ) Banihal-Sangaldan stretch in February, last year. The work on the 46- km Sangaldan-Reasi section was also completed in June last year, leaving a total of 17 km stretch between Reasi and Katra which was also completed in February-March this year that led to the start of trial run of trains including Vande Bharat. The Katra to Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will have features like heating systems, anti-spall layers, and automatic doors. The train is designed to operate smoothly in cold weather, down to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat will run on the world's highest railway arch bridge and Anji Bridge constructed on river Chenab in Reasi district. UNI VBH PRS
United News of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Security up as PM Modi likely to inaugurate Katra-Srinagar rail link on June 6
Jammu, June 3 (UNI) A tight security blanket has been put in place in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly along the railway lines, railway stations and the platforms ahead of the inauguration of much awaited Katra-Srinagar rail link by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely on June 6. The rail link, which was scheduled to be inaugurated on April 19 by PM Modi, was postponed due to bad weather forecast. 'So far nothing has been issued in 'black and white' regarding the VVIP visit, but the security has further been heightened across on the directions of the top officials, so it is expected that the Katra-Srinagar rail link is to be inaugurated by this weekend,' an official said. They added that the inauguration of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Project (USBRL) by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is much awaited and a dream project of millions of people. As per sources, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the world's tallest Chenab Rail Bridge and Anji Khad Rail Bridge during expected visit on June 6, and will also flag off the special Kashmir edition of Vande Bharat Express from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station to Srinagar. He may also address a public programme at the Sports Ground, Katra. This will be the first visit of the Prime Minister to Jammu and Kashmir during ongoing Operation Sindoor and post April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local, were killed. Out of the total 272-km, Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, 209 km was commissioned in phases with the first phase (118km Qazigund-Baramulla section) commissioned in October 2009, followed by (18-km) Banihal-Qazigund in June 2013, (25-km) Udhampur-Katra in July 2014 and (48.1 km ) Banihal-Sangaldan stretch in February, last year. The work on the 46- km Sangaldan-Reasi section was also completed in June last year, leaving a total of 17 km stretch between Reasi and Katra which was also completed in February-March this year that led to the start of trial run of trains including of Vande Bharat. The Katra to Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will have features like heating systems, anti-spall layers, and automatic doors. The train is designed to operate smoothly in cold weather, down to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat will run on the world's highest railway arch bridge and Anji Bridge constructed on river Chenab in Reasi district. UNI VBH PRS
Mint
3 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
In first J&K visit post Pahalgam attack, PM Modi likely to flag off Vande Bharat train to Srinagar this weekend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the Vande Bharat train, connecting Srinagar to national captial, on Saturday from Katra in Jammu. 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 in response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. 'The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will visit Jammu in the first week of June and will inaugurate the first Vande Bharat train to Kashmir,' senior BJP leader Ravinder Raina was quoted as saying by local daily Rising Kashmir. Raina, former J&K BJP President is also BJP National Executive Member. Earlier, the inauguration of the much-awaited train was scheduled for 19 April, however, it was postponed dur to bad weather. Three days later Pahalgam terror attack happened in Kashmir. Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Project (USBRL), the World's tallest Chenab Rail Bridge and Anji Khad Rail Bridge on 19 April, besides flagging off the special Kashmir edition of Vande Bharat Express from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station to Srinagar. Raina told the Rising Kashmir news paer that the exact dates of PM Modi's visit are being finalised in coordination with security agencies. 'It is most likely that PM Modi will visit Jammu on June 6, 7, or 8,' he said. June 7, Saturday is also the day of Eid al-Adha, one of two major festivals of Muslims. Modi's scheduled visit to the Union Territory comes shortly after Union Home Minister Amit Shah's two-day tour last week. During the visit, Shah reviewed security arrangements and also visited Poonch where he met victims of cross-border shelling. The Katra to SrinagarVande Bharat Expresswill have features like heating systems, anti-spall layers, and automatic doors. The train is designed to operate smoothly in cold weather--down to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The Indian Railways had conducted a trial run of the Vande Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar on January 23 this year. The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat will run on the world's highest railway arch bridge and Anji Bridge constructed on the river Chenab in Reasi district. The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Project spans 272 km and includes 119 km of tunnels. Two iconic engineering marvels—the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed railway bridge—are part of this project. The Chenab Bridge is 467 metres high, making it 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Designed to withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 8, the bridge posed significant engineering challenges due to its location in a high-seismic zone. Approved in 1994–95 and declared a National Project in 2002, the USBRL has been completed in phases. Key sections such as Qazigund–Baramulla (2009), Banihal–Qazigund (2013), Udhampur–Katra (2014), and Banihal–Sangaldan (2020) have already been commissioned. A trial run of MEMU trains was also successfully conducted last year on the electrified Reasi–Sangaldan section. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will visit Jammu in the first week of June and will inaugurate the first Vande Bharat train to Kashmir. Currently, train services in the Kashmir Valley are operational only on the Sangaldan–Baramulla section, while long-distance trains terminate at Katra, Jammu.
