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It  a   o  t e    t t  e    t e    to   o  Ra   a   t at e g t t a     a   g  a e
                        e t  at o   e e  agge  o     o      e e t  a t  o  t e  o  t


            Ahmedabad     Hazrat       Varanasi    Kevadia to Varanasi           Mahamana Express (Weekly)
                          Nizamuddin
                                                                                 Dadar-Kevadia Express (Daily)
                                                   Dadar to Kevadia
                                                                                 Janshatabdi Express (Daily)

                                       Rewa        Ahmedabad to Kevadia          Nizamuddin-Kevadia Sampark
                                                   Kevadia to H Nizamuddin
                                                                                 Kranti Express (Bi-Weekly)
                                   Apart from these
                                   t a   , t o  o e   Kevadia to Rewa            Kevadia-Rewa Express
                                 t a          e  ta te                           (Weekly)
                                  A  e a a   Ke a  a
                                  a   ata          a e   Chennai to Kevadia      Chennai-Kevadia Express
           Dadar                 att a t  e  V  ta Do e                          (Weekly)
                                     Coa  e ’
                                                   Pratapnagar to Kevadia        MEMU train (Daily)
                                Chennai            Kevadia to Pratapnagar        MEMU train (Daily)


                  C a g  g t e    t  e o  t e  eg o    t   a    o  e t   t


        l Railways are building  new Kevadia        IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS FROM PM’S SPEECH
           railway station just 5 kms away from     l Due  to  growing tourism, tribal  youth are getting
           the Statue of Unity                        employment and modern facilities are easily available to
        l New  station  buildings  of Dabhoi,         them
           Chandod and Kevadia were  designed       l One  of the  major  reasons  for  rapid modernisation  of
           aesthetically  and  incorporated  local    the  railways  is  our  focus  on  self-sufficiency  in  railway
                                                      manufacturing and railway technology
           features and modern  passenger           l Hundreds of meritorious youth from 20 states are getting
           amenities.  The  80-km  stretch  is  fully   trained to improve the present and future of the Railways
           electrified, protecting the environment  l The event truly signifies India as one and defines both
        l The     sectional   speed     between       the vision of Indian Railways and the mission of Sardar
           Pratapnagar-Dabhoi has been raised         Vallabhbhai Patel
           from  75  kmph to 110  kmph and  the     l A Tribal Art Gallery and a Viewing Gallery are also being
           Dabhoi–Kevadia section has been built      developed in  Kevadia. Tourists  will  be able  to see  the
           with 110 kmph. The speed of the entire     Statue of Unity from this Viewing Gallery
           section from  Pratapnagar–Kevadia        l The number of tourists arriving to see the Statue of Unity
           will be further enhanced to 130 kmph       is more than tourists visiting the Statue of Liberty

          Ke a   a  tat o     l Kevadiya station is India's first railway station
         I   a'     t  a   a    with a Green Building Certification                          Scan the QR code to
           station with a    l The  first  two  levels  of  the  station  have                    listen to
           Green Building      passenger  facilities  such as  air-conditioned                 Prime Minister's
            Ce t   at o        (AC) waiting rooms and a VVIP lounge                             full speech




          popularity in  mind, the  Government has           about one Lakh visitors will visit Kevadia in
          started trains to Kevadia from different parts     a day. It is a good example of how both the
          of the country.The new connectivity will           economy and ecology can be developed
          open up a lot of scope for the region. It is       rapidly while protecting the environment in a
          estimated, as the connectivity improves,           planned way.
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