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PM Modi flags off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express

The train will have stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana.

PM Modi flags off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express

[Photo:ANI]

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam via video conferencing on Sunday.

In his address, the Prime Minister called the train a gift for the people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

He said that the India Railways also connects by traversing the length and breadth of the country providing opportunity to understand, know and connect various parts of the country in the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

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The Prime Minister pointed out that the Vande Bharat Express will benefit both pilgrims and tourists alike and that the travel time between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam will be further reduced.

“The Vande Bharat is a symbol of New India’s capability and resolve”, he said.
He also underlined the speed of work that is taking place with regard to the Vande Bharat trains. He mentioned that within 15 days second Vande Bharat is operationalized this year and this indicates the speed of change on the ground.

The train will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express to be introduced by the Indian Railways and will be the first one connecting the two Telugu-speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of around 700 km.

It will have stops at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana.

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