Army inducts tanks, artillery guns into Kashmir valley via special train

In a significant boost to its operational capabilities along the northern borders, the Indian Army successfully transported tanks, artillery guns, and engineering equipment to the Kashmir Valley using a Military Special Train on December 16, 2025.

This operation marks the first large-scale rail movement of heavy military equipment into the region, via the newly inaugurated world’s highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab River.

The Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) of the Indian Army announced the achievement, describing it as a “major logistics milestone.” “The Indian Army achieved a major logistics milestone on 16 December with the induction of tanks and artillery guns into the Kashmir Valley by a Military Special Train,” the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) posted on X.

As part of a validation exercise, heavy assets, including tanks, advanced artillery systems, and dozers, were moved seamlessly from the Jammu region to Anantnag in south Kashmir.

This operation marks a transformative shift in military logistics for the region, enabled by the recently operationalised Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, a 272-km engineering marvel that connects the Kashmir Valley to the rest of the Indian railway network.

“This milestone was achieved in close coordination with @RailMinIndia, underscoring the transformative impact of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project,” the Army said.

In June this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the prestigious Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla rail link.

In mid-September, the Army ferried 753 metric tonnes of advanced winter supplies for its personnel in the Valley from Jammu.