The 670-km expressway will cut Delhi-Katra travel from 12-14 hours to six hours. Modi will also launch India's first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana as part of the rail net-zero push.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway on Friday, cutting travel time between the national capital and the Vaishno Devi shrine town to about six hours from the current 12-14 hours. The expressway runs through Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Modi will also launch India's first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana, a 1,200-horsepower locomotive that runs on hydrogen fuel cells. The train is part of a pilot project under Indian Railways' net-zero carbon emissions target for 2030.
Several other highway and rail projects are scheduled for dedication on the same day, including four-laning work on the Jammu-Akhnoor road and new rail lines in the Kashmir valley. The government has not released a full list of projects ahead of the event.
The expressway opening comes ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra season, which draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims through Jammu and Kashmir each summer.
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