Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday( 29 March) stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first Vande Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar in Kashmir on April 19.

• The event marks the accomplishment of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail stretch project.
• PM will also inspect the world's highest railway bridge, the Chenab Bridge.
• Initially, the Vande Bharat train will run from Katra due to the renovation work at the Jammu railway station. Once it is completed, around August, the train will start operating from Jammu.