Promising an enhanced rail travel experience, the Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways on Thursday rolled out the new Vande Bharat Express, which will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a one-day visit to Uttar Pradesh on February 10 to inaugurate Global Investors Summit 2023, after which he will proceed to Maharashtra to flag off Vande Bharat trains in Mumbai.
The Union budget is a "growth engine" for the country, said Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Wednesday.
Taking cognizance of some media reports regarding littering in Vande Bharat Train by passengers, Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw has instructed concerned officials to change the cleaning practice in the Vande Bharat trains.
According to Railways, the new Vande Bharat express which reached Visakhapatnam was found filled with filth and trash. The coaches were found to be very dirty even after the onboard housekeeping staff attended at regular intervals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off the latest Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam. This is the eighth such train to be launched by the Indian Railways.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the prestigious Vande Bharat train from Secunderabad Railway Station on January 15 as a gift to the Telugu people on the occasion of Sankranti.
North Bengal development minister Udayan Guha has alleged that the normal trains have been painted as Vande Bharat Train and the fare is unnecessarily charged high.