PM Modi to flag off two Vande Bharat Express trains from Gorakhpur today
Narendra Modi will flag off two Vande Bharat Express trains in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, increasing the number of semi-high speed trains in the country to 25. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister will flag off Gorakhpur — Lucknow Vande Bharat Express and Jodhpur — Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) Vande Bharat Express trains. «PM Narendra Modi is set to launch 2 more Vande Bharat Express from Gorakhpur, increasing the fleet to 25.
Marked by its rapid turnaround time, Vande Bharat is defining a new era of efficient rail travel. Get onboard, as we witness history being made with every new route,» tweeted an official handle of the Central Government. As per the schedule, PM Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur on July 7 and flag off two Vande Bharat Express trains--Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express and Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express.
Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will connect the city of Baba Gorakhnath to the city of Lord Ram, Ayodhya and the city of Nawabs, Lucknow. Also, tourist places like Kushinagar, Siddharthnagar Sant Kabir Nagar, a town of the 15th-century mystic poet 'Kabir', will benefit from improved connectivity. The forthcoming blue-and-white Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high-speed train that would create a crucial link between the cities of Gorakhpur, also known as Baba Gorakhnath's city, and Lucknow, also known as the city of Nawabs.
The state's first miniature version of the semi-high-speed train will have eight coaches, including seven with air conditioning and one with an executive chair car. The Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity between Rajputana and Ahmedabad, a City of Mahatma Gandhi. The train will connect
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