Hyderabad/New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off nine Vande Bharat trains via video conferencing in Delhi on Sunday.
Shared on 'X' , Modi said, "Nine Vande Bharat Express trains being launched today will significantly improve connectivity as well as boost tourism across India."
These trains will boost connectivity across eleven states, namely Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
These Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest along the routes of their operation and will help save considerable time for the passengers.
As compared to the fastest train along the route, the Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Puri Vande Bharat Express and Kasaragod-Truvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will be faster by about three hours.
It will increase timings of Hyderabad-Bangalore 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.
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