NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off three new Vande Bharat Categorical trains for Meerut-Lucknow; Madurai-Bengaluru; and Chennai-Nagercoil through video conferencing.
The brand new trains will add to the present fleet of greater than 100 semi-high pace trains connecting greater than 280 districts throughout the nation.
“At the moment from North to South a brand new chapter is being added to the Vikas Yatra of the nation…From in the present day Vande Bharat prepare service will begin between Meerut – Lucknow, Madurai – Bengaluru and Chennai – Nagercoil,” PM Modi mentioned.
“This enlargement of trains is taking us to our imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat. These three new Vande Bharat trains will join the necessary and historic cities…Temple metropolis Madurai will now get related to the IT metropolis Bengaluru,” he added.
“To grasp the imaginative and prescient of a developed India, it’s essential to boost the expansion of southern states. The area is blessed with huge expertise, assets, and alternatives. Therefore, our authorities prioritises the event of all the South, together with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and past…On this 12 months’s funds, now we have given greater than 6 thousand crore of rupees railway funds to Tamil Nadu. This funds is greater than 7 occasions in comparison with 2014.” he additional mentioned.
The brand new trains will add to the present fleet of greater than 100 semi-high pace trains connecting greater than 280 districts throughout the nation.
“At the moment from North to South a brand new chapter is being added to the Vikas Yatra of the nation…From in the present day Vande Bharat prepare service will begin between Meerut – Lucknow, Madurai – Bengaluru and Chennai – Nagercoil,” PM Modi mentioned.
“This enlargement of trains is taking us to our imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat. These three new Vande Bharat trains will join the necessary and historic cities…Temple metropolis Madurai will now get related to the IT metropolis Bengaluru,” he added.
“To grasp the imaginative and prescient of a developed India, it’s essential to boost the expansion of southern states. The area is blessed with huge expertise, assets, and alternatives. Therefore, our authorities prioritises the event of all the South, together with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and past…On this 12 months’s funds, now we have given greater than 6 thousand crore of rupees railway funds to Tamil Nadu. This funds is greater than 7 occasions in comparison with 2014.” he additional mentioned.
Chennai Central to Nagercoil Vande Bharat prepare:
- Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil Vande will join the scenic city of Nagercoil with Chennai.
- This prepare will cowl 726 km within the state of Tamil Nadu and can present trendy and sooner prepare journey expertise to the individuals of 12 districts of Tamil Nadu viz. Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Trichy, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai. Chennai Egmore will depart from Chennai at 5 am and attain Nagercoil at 1:50pm. The return prepare will depart Nagercoil at 2:20pm and arrive in Chennai at 11pm.
Madurai to Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat prepare: Route, stops and timings
- This Vande Bharat service connecting Madurai in Tamil Nadu with Bengaluru will run six days per week, besides on Tuesdays.
- The prepare will depart Madurai at 5:15am and attain Bengaluru Cantonment at 1pm, stopping at Dindugal, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, and Krishnarajapuram. In return (Prepare No. 20672), it should depart Bengaluru at 1:30pm, arriving in Madurai at 9:45pm.
- In response to the railway ministry, this prepare may also facilitate businessmen, college students and different working personnel in commuting from their native locations in Tamil Nadu Bengaluru.
Meerut Metropolis-Lucknow Vande Bharat prepare: Route, stops and timings
- The third prepare, Meerut Metropolis-Lucknow Vande Bharat Categorical, is the primary Vande Bharat Categorical connecting Meerut with Lucknow. It’s going to function six days per week, excluding Tuesdays.
- In response to the ministry, the industries of the Meerut area will get a significant increase by the swift connection to Lucknow by Vande Bharat Categorical prepare.
- The prepare will depart from Meerut Metropolis at 6:35 am and arrive in Lucknow’s Charbagh railway station at 1:45 pm, with stops at Moradabad and Bareilly. On the return journey (Prepare No. 22489), the prepare will depart from Charbagh railway station at 2:45pm and arrive at Meerut Metropolis at 10:00 pm.
