5 Vande Bharat Express: PM Modi to flag off five special trains; know routes, timings
5 Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to flag off five new Vande Bharat Express trains physically and virtually from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off these five special trains:
Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express;
Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express;
Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express;
Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express;
Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express
Train to benefit tourism: Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express will connect Mahakaushal Region (Jabalpur) to the Central Region (Bhopal) of Madhya Pradesh. Also, improved connectivity will benefit tourist places like Bheraghat, Pachmarhi, Satpura, etc. The train will be faster by about thirty minutes compared to the fastest train on the route.
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Boosts tourism : Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express will run between the Malwa Region (Indore) and Bundelkhand Region (Khajuraho) to the Central Region (Bhopal). The train will benefit several tourists site like Mahakaleshwar, Mandu, Maheshwar, Khajuraho, and Panna. The train will be about two hours and thirty minutes faster than the fastest existing train on the route.
Time Saver: Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai The Vande Bharat Express will be Goa's first Vande Bharat Express. It will run between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Goa's Madgaon station. It will help save about one hour of journey time when compared with the current fastest train connecting the two places.
Benefit students, industrialists : Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express will connect important cities in Karnataka - Dharwad, Hubballi, and Davangere - with the state capital, Bengaluru. It will immensely benefit tourists, students, industrialists, etc. in the region. The train will be faster by about thirty minutes compared to the fastest train on the route.
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Boon for tourists, students, and businessmen: Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express will be the first Vande Bharat for Jharkhand and Bihar. Enhancing connectivity between Patna and Ranchi, the train will be a boon for tourists, students, and businessmen. It will help save about one hour and twenty-five minutes of journey time when compared with the current fastest train connecting the two places, the official statement read.
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Indian Railways launched India's first indigenous semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express.
The state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity in the Mumbai - Goa route and provide the people of the region the means to travel with speed and comfort.
The indigenously made train, equipped with world-class amenities and advanced safety features including KAVACH technology, will boost tourism in both states.
- With inputs from agencies
