Six more Vande Bharat trains entered the Indian Railways fleet on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the trains from Tatanagar in Jharkhand.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Tuesday that the Vande Bharat Express train will soon operate in Tripura once the electrification work on rail lines is completed, which is in the final stage.
The two new trains operate between Visakhapatnam-Puri and Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad. With this, the total number of Vande Bharat Express trains operational from Visakhapatnam has become three.
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.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi on Saturday reached New Delhi Railway Station to welcome the second Vande Bharat Express on the Katra-New Delhi route.
Delhi State BJP President Virendra Sachdeva reached Anand Vihar Railway Station to welcome the Ayodhya-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day.
Congress MP from Punjab, Gurjeet Singh Aujla thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for Vande Bharat train in the Amritsar-Delhi route.
"Heartening news for Udhampur and Kathua. Ever since the first Vande Bharat train started operating from Katra and Delhi in 2019, there has been a consistent demand for its stoppage in Kathua and Udhampur as well. Thanks, PM Narendra Modi, for responding to our request," the Union Minister s
The launch of this Vande Bharat Express from Varanasi is expected to benefit travellers heading to Prayagraj, Kanpur and New Delhi, providing an additional fast and modern travel option.