PM Modi inaugurates 9 Vande Bharat trains across 11 states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains via video conferencing, taking the total number of semi-high-speed trains in the country to 34. With the aim to improve connectivity across 11 states, these new Vande Bharat trains will run across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha.
Modi vows to develop more railway stations
During the inauguration ceremony, PM Modi stated, "We all know that there are several railway stations that have not been developed for the past several years." "Works to develop these stations are underway. All the stations which will be developed in the Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal will be called Amrit Bharat Stations," ANI quoted him as saying.
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Over 1,11,00,000 people have traveled on Vande Bharat trains: Modi
Explaining how these nine new trains will immensely improve connectivity and boost tourism across the country, PM Modi noted, "The popularity of Vande Bharat trains is constantly rising. Over 1,11,00,000 passengers have already traveled on them." Notably, the nine new routes include Patna-Howrah, Ranchi-Howrah, Vijayawada-Chennai, Tirunelveli-Madurai-Chennai, Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Puri, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Udaipur-Jaipur, Jamnagar-Ahmedabad, and Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram.
Modi extraordinarily transformed Railway system in 9 years: Vaishnaw
Speaking at the ceremony, Railways Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Vaishnaw stated, "In the last nine years, PM Modi has extraordinarily transformed the railway system... Today, the railway stations are cleaner, with newer facilities."
Statistical details on Vande Bharat Express trains
As per Money Control, the Central Railway recently stated that, between August 15 and September 8 this year, around 1.22 lakh people traveled on Vande Bharat Express trains in the Central Railway zone alone. Moreover, the publication revealed that the Central Railways earned a total revenue of approximately Rs. 10.72 crore during this period.
