Title - Images: School girls get Sonia, PM for company in Kashmir’s new rail tunnel - Firstpost

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, undertook a train journey through the 11-km long tunnel under the Pir Panjal mountain ranges along with school children most of whom travelled by rail for the first time. Singh interacted with students during the 18-km train journey from Banihal to Qazigund which reduces the distance between the two towns by nearly half. The Banihal-Qazigund rail section includes an 11-km long tunnel, the country's longest, built at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was seated a couple of rows behind the Prime Minister and was seen chatting with the students. Here are the images.

  UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Kashmir leaders at the innauguration of the railway line. PTI   UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi travelling along with school girls in a train after the flag off ceremony for the dedication of the rail-link connecting Banihal in Jammu region with Qazigund in Kashmir Valley to the nation in Banihal. PTI   Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelling along with school girls in a train after the flag off ceremony for the dedication of the rail-link connecting Banihal in Jammu region with Qazigund in Kashmir Valley to the nation in Banihal. PTI   Banihal : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi travelling along with school girls in a train after the flag off ceremony for the inauguration of the rail-link connecting Banihal in Jammu region with Qazigund in Kashmir Valley. PTI