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modes of transport are being connected with each
other. Multimodal connectivity has also been taken
care of with the Namo Bharat train. In the past 10
years, everyone has seen a new India being built, This third decade of the
and we are seeing the changes in the railways
before our eyes. The facilities that the people of present century is the decade
the country used to dream about, people used to of transformation of Indian
wish that if only India had these, but today they Railways. “I am not in the
are seeing them happening before their eyes. Till a habit of small dreams and
decade ago, a modern, semi-high-speed train like walking slowly. I want to give
Vande Bharat was never thought of, heard of, or a guarantee to the young
even spoken about. Till a decade ago, it was very generation of today that by
difficult to imagine a modern train like Amrit Bharat. the end of this decade Indian
Till a decade ago, no one had ever thought of a great trains will be second to none in
rail service like Namo Bharat. Till a decade ago, it the world. Indian railway will
was unbelievable that the Indian Railways would achieve a new pedestal in the
be electrified so fast. Till a decade ago, cleanliness world in safety, cleanliness,
in trains and stations considered a big thing. Today facilities, coordination,
all these have become a part of everyday life. Till sensitivity, and capability.
a decade ago, unmanned crossings had become
an identity of Indian Railways. In the last 10 years, - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
more than 30 thousand km of new railway tracks
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