India, June 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, June 6.

Railway stations across the Kashmir valley have been decorated for the occasion, where PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first Delhi-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express - the first train to directly connect the Valley with the rest of India. The train will pass through Katra, the base town for the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.

Ahead of the event, security has been tightened across the region, especially in Katra city of Reasi district and Ramban, where security personnel conducted vehicle checks with dog squads. Udhampur railway station has also been placed under high alert....