In a major boost to the Southern Railways and the tourism sector, the 5th Vande Bharat Train will commence operations from November on the Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru route.
The first Vande Bharat Express train was flagged off on February 15, 2019, on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route.
The government has dedicated significant efforts towards strengthening the ‘Make in India’ campaign, and Vande Bharat Express is one of the success stories.
On Thursday, PM Modi flagged off the inaugural run of the fourth Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura, Una to New Delhi.
Last year during the Independence Day speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he announced that during the 75 weeks of the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, 75 Vande Bharat trains will connect every corner of the country.
The other three Vande Bharat Express trains run between New Delhi – Varanasi and New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and between Gandhinagar and Mumbai.
Vande Bharat Express is a train set rake of 16 Coaches comprising Executive Class and Chair Car coaches. It accelerates to 100 Km/h in just 52 seconds. The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and faster mode of travel.
