Vande Bharat: PM Modi to inaugurate nine semi-high speed trains in 11 states today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off nine Vande Bharat trains on Sunday connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states.
In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off nine new Vande Bharat trains today. It aims to enhance connectivity between religious and tourist destination spanning across 11 states. These trains will revolutionize travel in several regions of India.
The Prime Minister will launch these trains via video conferencing, making it accessible to a wider audience. These Vande Bharat trains are poised to bring faster and more efficient travel options to the following states: Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
The list of new trains to be flagged off includes:
- Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express
- Tirunelveli-Madurai – Chennai Vande Bharat Express
- Hyderabad – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express
- Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express
- Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express
- Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express
- Rourkela – Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express
- Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express
- Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express
As compared to the current fastest train along the route, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express and Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will be faster by about three hours; Hyderabad – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express by more than 2.5 hours; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express by more than two hours; Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express by about one hour; and Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express by about half an hour, the statement said.
