Srinagar, March 31 -- A long-cherished dream is set to become reality when the first train crosses the Chenab bridge to connect Kashmir with the rest of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to flag off the first-ever train service connecting Katra, to Baramulla on April 19, according to reports.

At present, the Kashmir Valley has an operational railway line that runs between Banihal and Baramulla, passing through Srinagar. However, this section is isolated from the rest of the country, as the missing link is the Banihal-Katra section, a part of the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

Fulfilling a long-anticipated dream of direct rail access for Kashmir, PM Modi will flag off the train from the Katra...