Trichy (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Minister L Murugan on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for flagging off nine new Vande Bharat trains adding that it is a safe, high-speed, and hygienic trains.
“It is a historic occasion because today the Vande Bharat Train was launched from Tirunelveli to Chennai and Vijayawada to Chennai. People may get facilities, and they can reach Chennai fast,” Murugan said.Â
He further said that it is a safe, high-speed, and hygienic train. “The speciality of these trains is that they are manufactured in India. I thank our Prime Minister and Railway Minister for giving this train to Southern Tamil Nadu,” he added.Â
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains, and said that the speed and scale of infrastructure development are matching with aspirations of 140 crore Indians.
“The speed and scale of infrastructure development are matching with the aspirations of 140 crore Indians. Today people of Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat will get the facility of Vande Bharat Express trains.
These new Vande Bharat Express trains depict the new energy of the country,” PM Modi said while speaking at the launch of new trains. PM Modi said that 25 Vande Bharat Express trains are already running, now nine more will be added to them. “The popularity of Vande Bharat trains is constantly rising. Over 1,11,00,000 crore passengers have already travelled on them,” he added.
The launch of these trains will connect religious and tourist destinations across 11 these states, a PMO statement said earlier.
The new trains are Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express, Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express, Hyderabad –Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express, Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express, Rourkela – Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express, Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express.
The Vande Bharat train is an initiative of the government under PM Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India’. (ANI)
“Passengers not using these trains due to high fares”: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel on Vande Bharat Express
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that passengers are not in favour of using Vande Bharat express trains due to the high fares of the tickets adding that passenger trains are shutting down on constant basis.Â
Speaking to reporters in Raipur, Bhupesh Baghel said,” Passengers are not using these trains because the fares are high. The majority of the public uses passenger trains but they are getting shut down. The PM is inaugurating railway corridors but it is not for the people, it is for ‘dropping’ coal.”  Â
He further questioned the motive behind the flagging off of trains by the Prime Minister and said, “The Railway Minister has no work. He is only sent when there is an accident.”
Earlier today Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains, and said that the speed and scale of infrastructure development are matching with aspirations of 140 crore Indians.
The new trains are Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express, Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express, Hyderabad –Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express, Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express, Rourkela – Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express, Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express.
These Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest trains along the routes of their operation and will help save considerable time for the passengers. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement said that the introduction of these Vande Bharat trains will herald a new standard of rail service in the country.
“These trains, equipped with world-class amenities and advanced safety features, including Kavach technology, will be a key step towards providing modern, speedy and comfortable means of travel to common people, professionals, businessmen, student community and tourists,” the statement said. (ANI)Â
