New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the Vande Bharat Specific prepare connecting Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam by way of video conferencing. Through the occasion Modi stated that this Vande Bharat Specific prepare will join  shared tradition and shared heritage of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Tourism Minister, G Krishna Reddy have been additionally current in the course of the occasion.

“Vande Bharat Prepare is the image of the resolutions & functionality of New India. It’s a image of that India which has began on the trail of speedy change – India which is stressed for its goals & aspirations; India which needs to achieve its purpose swiftly,” he stated.

On this festive setting, at the moment Telangana & Andhra Pradesh are receiving a grand current. Vande Bharat Specific, in a method, will join shared tradition & shared heritage of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh: PM on the flag off of Vande Bharat Specific b/w Secunderabad & Visakhapatnam pic.twitter.com/SUaSVPRqGD

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2023

Talking on the event of Military Day, the PM stated, “Additionally it is the Military Day at the moment. Each Indian is happy with the Military. Indian Military’s contribution in direction of the safety of the nation & its borders, its valour is unparalleled.” 

The prepare will cowl a distance of 700 kilometres and could have stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana. With this, the full variety of Vande Bharat Specific trains launched by Indian Railways will attain eight, whereas being the primary one to attach the 2 Telugu talking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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The indigenously designed prepare set of Vande Bharat Specific is supplied with state-of-the-art passenger facilities and can present quicker, snug and handy journey expertise to the rail customers, stated the Prime Minister’s Workplace in an announcement.

Final month, PM Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Specific connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri. He participated within the occasion via video conferencing after performing the final rites of her mom, Heeraben Modi who handed away the identical morning.

In November final yr, the Prime Minister flagged off Vande Bharat Specific and Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Prepare at KSR railway station throughout his go to to Bengaluru.