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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s first Vande Metro train on Monday. This train will run between Bhuj and Ahmedabad. Let us tell you that PM Modi is making his first visit to his home state after taking oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time. Apart from the country’s first Vande Metro train between Bhuj and Ahmedabad, PM will flag off many other Vande Bharat trains on Monday.
Inauguration and foundation stone laying of other projects as well
Along with flagging off the Vande Metro train, PM Modi will start the second phase of the metro rail service connecting Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar and will ride the metro train. The Vande Bharat trains which the Prime Minister will flag off. They will be operated on various routes including Kolhapur-Pune, Pune-Hubli, Nagpur-Secunderabad, Agra Cantt to Banaras and Durg to Visakhapatnam. Apart from this, PM Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of many development projects worth more than Rs 8,000 crore in Ahmedabad.
What are the features of Vande Metro train?
The Vande Metro train will depart from Bhuj and reach Ahmedabad after covering a distance of 359 km in 5.45 hours. Its regular service for passengers will start from Ahmedabad from September 17 and the fare per passenger for the entire journey will be Rs 455. The ministry said in its statement, “While other metro trains cover only short distances, Vande Metro trains will connect peripheral cities from the center of the city.
The ministry said that Vande Metro runs at a maximum speed of 110 km per hour. It said that its advantage is that it will complete the journey quickly and improve efficiency. It said that Vande Metro train has been equipped with advanced safety systems like anti-collision ‘Kavach’. The Railway Ministry said that Vande Metro train will have 12 coaches, which will have a seating capacity of 1,150 passengers.
