Katra, June 6 -- An air of enthusiasm was seen in school children of Katra on Friday as they awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The PM is all set to flag off the Vande Bharat Express today on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) from Katra to Srinagar.

The 272 km long project is built at Rs 43,780 crore and includes 36 tunnels spanning 119 km and 943 bridges

"We have come here to see PM Modi, who is coming here to flag off the first train to Kashmir... We are very excited we will get to see PM Narendra Modi for the first time... Kashmir is a beautiful place and I would love to go there..." told one student to ANI.

Another student said, "PM Narendra Modi is coming here to flag off the train to Srinagar. My whole school ...