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VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS
VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS: CONNECTING

EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY

Rapid progress is being made to make Indian Railways the best in the world, not just in the
country. Everything, from the indigenous Vande Bharat Express train to the safety cover used to
prevent train accidents, has been designed and built in India by Indian engineers. The demand
for high-speed connectivity in the country is also growing internationally. To meet this demand,
projects are being ramped up. The pace of work can be gauged from the fact that PM Modi
flagged off four Vande Bharat Express trains in the country between April 1 to 12.

For the last nine years, it has been our constant Vande Bharat made travelling to
endeavour to make the Indian Railways the best Delhi and Bhopal easier
rail network in the world. Electrification work is On April 1, the Vande Bharat Express train was
also an example of how modernization is taking flagged off from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in
place in the railways today. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This Vande Bharat Express
train running between Bhopal and New Delhi is
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister expected to increase tourism in Sanchi, Bhimbetka,
Bhojpur, and Udayagiri caves. The people of this
Two more new Vande Bharat region will benefit from increased employment
trains for South India and self-employment opportunities, as well as an
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the increase in their source of income.
Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express on
April 8 at the MGR Chennai Central Railway Delhi Cantt-Ajmer Vande Bharat
Station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Not only will the Express will reach one hour
distance between Chennai and Coimbatore be before Shatabdi Express
reduced, but connectivity will also improve. The PM Modi flagged off Rajasthan's first Vande Bharat
Express train on April 12. The train ran between Ajmer
trip between the two cities will now take only and Delhi Cantt Railway Station. The Vande Bharat
six hours. This train will also benefit textile and Express train will take five hours and fifteen minutes to
industrial centres such as Salem, Erode, and travel from Delhi Cantt to Ajmer. The current fastest train
Tiruppur. Prime Minister Modi described Madurai on this route is the Shatabdi Express, which takes 6 hours
as the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and one of and 15 minutes from Delhi Cantt to Ajmer. This train
the world's oldest cities. PM Modi flagged off the will improve the connectivity of major tourist places in
Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express. Rajasthan, including Pushkar, Ajmer, Sharif Dargah, etc.

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