Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, virtually participated from the Hubballi Railway Station in an event presided over by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for the inauguration of 10 Vande Bharat Express trains nationwide.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off two new Vande Bharat express trains, one between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar and the other between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad, on Tuesday.
Vande Bharat Express trains were cleaned in just 14 minutes as part of the ‘14 Minutes Miracle’ challenge at railway stations in Chennai on Sunday, said officials.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that passengers are not in favour of using Vande Bharat express trains due to the high fares of the tickets adding that passenger trains are shutting down on constant basis.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the railway sector has transformed under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last nine years.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off nine Vande Bharat express trains on Sunday, BJP National President JP Nadda on Sunday said that railways have witnessed an unprecedented transformation under the visionary leadership of PM Modi.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains including one in Bihar, Union Minister of State (MoS) Ashwini Choubey on Sunday lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, adding that despite giving the invitation, they did not come.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains, and said that the speed and scale of infrastructure development are matching with aspirations of 140 crore Indians.
These nine trains will boost connectivity across eleven states namely Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat, the PMO statement said.
These new additions to the Vande Bharat fleet represent a significant stride towards enhancing connectivity across the nation and offering world-class amenities to rail passengers, read the press release by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express on September 24 along with eight more Vande Bharat Express trains across the country.