Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave the gift of rail projects through video conferencing. During this, he inaugurated the Jammu Railway Division. Also inaugurated the Charlapalli New Terminal Station in Telangana. Apart from this, the foundation stone of Rayagada Railway Division Building of East Coast Railway was laid.

PM Modi said that since the beginning of 2025, India has been maintaining a fast pace of connectivity. Yesterday I had a wonderful experience of 'Namo Bharat' train in Delhi NCR and started important projects of Delhi Metro. Yesterday India has achieved a great achievement. Now the metro network in our country has become more than one thousand kilometers.

PM Modi said that 2-3 days ago I was watching a video in which the new sleeper version of Vande Bharat train was running at a speed of 180 km / h in the trial. Not only do I like it, but surely everyone must have liked it. This is just the beginning. The time is not far when the first bullet train will run in the country.

He said that we have seen, the last decade has been a historic change in the Indian Railways. There has been a change in the railway infrastructure. This has changed the image of the country and has also boosted the morale of the countrymen. We are taking forward the development of railways in India on four parameters. This includes first modernization of railway infrastructure, second modern facilities to railway passengers, third connectivity of railways in every corner of the country and fourth creation of employment through railways, support to industries.

PM Modi said that in the last 10 years, rail connectivity has also expanded tremendously. Till 2014, only 35 percent of the railway lines in the country were electrified. Today India is close to 100 percent electrification of railway lines. We have also continuously increased the reach of railways. In the last 10 years, more than 30 thousand km of new railway tracks have been laid. Along with this, thousands of overpasses and underpasses have also been built to increase road connectivity. Today people want to cover long distances in less time. That is why we have started high-speed trains across the country. Today, Vande Bharat trains are running on more than 50 routes. 136 Vande Bharat services are making people's travel comfortable.

PM Modi said that our Jammu and Kashmir is making new records in rail infrastructure today. The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line is being discussed across the country today. This project will connect Jammu and Kashmir with other parts of the country in a better way. Under this project, the work of the world's highest railway cable bridge Chenab has also been completed.