India’s PM Modi inaugurates key railway line in Kashmir

India’s PM Modi inaugurates key railway line in Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a railway line in Kashmir meant to boost connectivity. This is his first visit to the disputed region after the recent conflict between India and Pakistan

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Chenab Rail Bridge during the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link, in Reasi, in Jammu and Kashmir on June 6, 2025
Modi has invested billions of dollars in infrastructure projects in KashmirImage: Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB)/AFP
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday opened a strategic railway project linking the Kashmir Valley to the Indian mainland by train for the first time.

The 272-kilometer (169-mile) line begins in the garrison city of Udhampur in the Jammu region and runs through Srinagar, the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir

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