PM Modi to flag off first Katra-Udhampur train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to flag off the inaugural train from the newly built Katra Railway station to Udhampur. The Prime Minister will flag off a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) which will have school children aboard at around 9.55 am today from Katra Railway station.

Katra - Udhampur rail line is around 25 kilometers long and consists of the 9.4 kilometers long Udhampur - Chak Rakhwal and 15.5 kilometers long Chak Rakhwal- Mata Vaishno Devi Katra sections.

The approximate cost of this section is Rs 1,132 crores. The bridge on River Jhajjar is the longest steel girder bridge in India with a height of 85 meters. There are 8 tunnels and 29 minor bridges on Udhampur-Katra track.