Srinagar, July 10 -- On June 6, 2025, the Hon'ble Prime Minister flagged off two specially designed Vande Bharat trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar, marking a historic milestone for Jammu & Kashmir. This development-part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project-promises a transformational impact on the region's development, trade, tourism, and overall integration with the rest of India. A Dream Nearly Three Decades in the MakingThe USBRL project was first approved in March 1995 with an estimated cost of Rs.2,500 crore. Declared a national project in 2002, it took decades of dedication and innovation to complete. Now fully operational, the 272-km stretch has been completed at a cost of Rs.43,780 cr...