New Delhi, Aug 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains on August 31 via video conferencing.
Realizing the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’ and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express trains will improve the connectivity on three routes: Meerut City - Lucknow, Madurai- Bengaluru, Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil.
These new Vande Bharat trains shall provide the people of the region world-class means to travel with speed and comfort. These three Vande Bharat trains will cater to three states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
The indigenously made Vande Bharat train is equipped with world-class amenities and advanced safety features including Kavach technology, 360° rotating chairs, Divyangjan-friendly toilets and integrated Braille signages among many more.
Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Vande Bharat is the first Vande Bharat connecting the scenic town of Nagercoil with Chennai. This train will cover 726 km in the state of Tamil Nadu and will provide modern and faster train travel experience to the people of 12 districts of Tamil Nadu viz. Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Trichy, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai. This Vande Bharat train service will facilitate pilgrims travelling to the divine Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai & Kumari Amman Temple, Kanniyakumari.
Madurai- Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is the first Vande Bharat Train connecting Madurai with Bengaluru via Tiruchchirappalli route. This Vande Bharat service will connect the bustling temple city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu with the Cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru, also the state capital of Karnataka. It will also facilitate businessmen, students and other working personnel in commuting from their native places in Tamil Nadu to the metropolitan city Bengaluru.
Meerut City-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express is first Vande Bharat Express connecting Meerut with Lucknow. This Vande Bharat service will boost religious tourism in the region by providing faster mode of commute to the pilgrimage sites like Digambar Jain Temple, Mansa Devi Mandir, Surajkund Temple, Augharnath Temple, Hanuman Chowk Mandir in Meerut and Chandrika Devi Temple, Bhoothnath Mandir, Buddheshwar Mahadev Temple in Lucknow.
Sports goods, Musical instruments (biggest producer), Sugar, Electronics etc. industries of Meerut region will get a major boost with the advent of swift connectivity to the capital of Uttar Pradesh state by Vande Bharat Express train.
