Modi meting out neglect to Odisha and Odia people: Jairam Ramesh
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the coastal state has suffered gross neglect at the hands of the Modi Sarkar with steady decline of central funding.
The train will be the 19th Vande Bharat service to run in the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Goa’s first Vande Bharat Express train from Madgaon railway station on Saturday via video conferencing.
The state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express will improve connectivity on Mumbai-Goa route and provide the region the means to travel with speed and comfort. The train will be the 19th Vande Bharat service to run in the country.
The train will run between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Goa’s Madgaon station. It will cover the journey in approximately seven and half hours which will help save about one hour of journey time, when compared with the current fastest train connecting the two places.
Advertisement
The indigenously made train, equipped with world class amenities and advanced safety features including KAVACH technology, will also boost tourism in both states.
Advertisement