PM Modi to flag off 9 Vande Bharat Express trains in 11 states today. Here's all you need to know

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Click here! Speaking about these trains, the statement says that as compared to the current fastest train along the route, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express and Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will be faster by about 3 hours; Hyderabad – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express by more than 2.5 hours; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express by more than 2 hours; Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express by about 1 hour; and Udaipur - Jaipur Vande Bharat Express by about half an hour. "In line with the Prime Minister’s vision to improve connectivity of important religious places across the country, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express and Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express will connect important religious towns of Puri and Madurai.

Also, the Vijayawada – Chennai Vande Bharat Express will operate via the Renigunta route and will provide connectivity to the Tirupati Pilgrimage Centre," the PMO statement added. The Kasaragod -Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will be Kerala's second semi-high speed train which will run six days a week except on Tuesday and will cover the journey between both the citues in 8 hours 5 minutes.

The Kasaragod -Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express Train Number 20631 will begin its journey from Kasaragod at 7 am will reach Thiruvananthapuram at 3.05 pm. The Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express which will significantly reduce the travel time between two major cities is is around 2.5 hours faster than all other trains on the route and is expected to have a travel time of around 7 hours.