Train to Kashmir: Inside India's Sky-High Himalayan Railway

For most of independent India's history, reaching the Kashmir Valley by rail was impossible.

The train to Kashmir that took three decades to build

The line that made this possible is the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link, usually shortened to USBRL.

The full route was completed in stages, with the final and hardest section formally opened in mid-2025.

The centrepiece is the Chenab Bridge, now recognised as the world's highest railway arch bridge.