PM Modi to flag off Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat, inaugurate world's highest Chenab rail bridge

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world’s highest railway bridge, built over the Chenab River in Reasi district on June 6. Union minister Jitendra Singh confirmed this on Tuesday.Along with the bridge, the Prime Minister will also launch the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat train service. This will be the first-ever train link connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India.In a post on X, Jitendra Singh wrote: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Chenab Bridge on 6th June... History in the making. Just 3 days to go! The mighty Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge, stands tall in Jammu and Kashmir..."

The train service was earlier planned to begin on April 19 but was postponed after cancellation of PM Modi's visit due to bad weather. After the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, this railway project now holds even more importance than before.