Modi flags off two Vande Bharat trains: Intra UP and Rajasthan-Gujarat routes

Update: 2023-07-07 17:35 GMT
A Vande Bharat Express rake I File Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gorakhpur-Lucknow and Jodhpur-Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) Vande Bharat Express trains on Friday (July 7).

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At an event here, he also laid the foundation stone of the Rs 498-crore Gorakhpur railway station redevelopment project.

While the Gorakhpur – Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will pass through Ayodhya, improving connectivity and giving a fillip to tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the Jodhpur – Sabarmati Vande Bharat train will improve connectivity to places such as Jodhpur, Abu Road and Ahmedabad.

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(With agency inputs)

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