New Delhi, April 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pamban sea bridge, providing rail link between Rameswaram island and the mainland. He also flagged off the new Rameswaram-Tambaram (Chennai) train service, which made its inaugural run on the new Pamban bridge on Sunday, April 6.

A video clip of the Rameshwaram-Tambaram Express making its inaugural run has surfaced online. In the video, passengers can be seen cheering on and enjoying the new route.

At the inauguration, PM Modi said Tamil Nadu's railway budget has increased more than seven fold. He added that before 2014, rail projects in Tamil Nadu received only Rs.900 crore annually, while this year, the railway budget for Tamil Nadu exceeded Rs.6,000 crore.

The PM sai...