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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat train in Thiruvananthapuram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat train in Thiruvananthapuram 
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express train during a ceremony, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (PTI Photo) Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students aboard the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express train during the train’s flagging off ceremony, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (PTI Photo) Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students aboard the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express train during the train’s flagging off ceremony, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (PTI Photo) Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students aboard the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express train during the train’s flagging off ceremony, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (PTI Photo) Kerala to get Vande Bharat Express, BJP starts celebrations
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, which had witnessed intense protests due to which the state government had to shelve its proposed flagship Silver Line semi-high-speed rail corridor project, will get a new Vande Bharat Express train from the Centre soon.
Though an official announcement is yet to come, the state BJP leadership confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would make the big announcement on his arrival in the state later this month.
They described it as a “Vishu kaineettam” to the people of the state from the Centre and the Prime Minister. According to tradition, elders of the family give gifts, especially money, to members of the house as “kaineettam” on the day of the harvest festival “Vishu”, which falls on Saturday, April 15, this year.
The unexpected arrival of rakes of the semi-high speed train in Palakkad this morning from Chennai evoked a great response among local people, who thronged the station along with BJP workers to get a glimpse of it and accord it a grand reception.
Railway officials of the train were garlanded, and sweets were distributed among them by saffron party activists celebrating the occasion.
“I am so glad to see that the coaches of an express train like Vande Bharat are arriving in my state. I am in my late 70s, and I am so happy to know that I can travel in an express train in Kerala soon,” an elated elderly man told reporters at Palakkad railway station.
Union Minister V Muraleedharan and state BJP president K Surendran said the new Vande Bharat Express was a “Vishu Kaineettam” by PM Modi to the people of the state.
In a Facebook post, Surendran also criticised their political opponents. “Those who have been making fun of (us) over Vande Bharat are now lamenting that they have not been informed about its arrival,” he said.
He also said it was “childish” to allege that the prestigious train was being introduced in the state only in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Sharing the same sentiments, Muraleedharan said the Prime Minister had now given an answer to those who raised doubts over the introduction of the Vande Bharat Express in Kerala, and thanked Modi and the railway minister for allotting it to the southern state.
He told reporters here that the semi-high-speed train would accelerate the development of Kerala.
Taking a dig at the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government here over its shelved Silver Line project, he said the Centre does not bring development by evicting tens of thousands of people.
“The state government is trying to implement the Silver Line by evicting thousands of people. But, the Centre is bringing Vande Bharat for the smooth journey of everyone without causing any difficulty to anyone,” he said.
He also rejected the charges of a political agenda behind the allotment and said the PM had made such announcements ahead of his visits before as well.
CPI(M) Lok Sabha member A M Ariff and UDF MP N K Premachandran welcomed the unexpected allotment of the Vande Bharat Express to Kerala but opined that it could not be seen as a special consideration shown by the Modi government to the southern state.
Ariff said the traffic issues in Kerala could not be resolved by the arrival of a single train.
Rejecting BJP leaders’ claims that the train was PM’s gift to the people of the state, Premachandran said there was no need to attribute any politics to it and that Kerala had been allotted the new train just as many other states have.
V Abdurahiman, the minister in charge of railway affairs in the state, said he would respond only if the state government received an official confirmation in this regard.
The arrival of Vande Bharat is likely to be a hot political topic during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the state, as the BJP leaders and workers are claiming that the train was allotted to the state thanks to the PM’s care for Keralites.
BJP leaders are calling the Vande Bharat train the answer to the state government’s charges that the Centre was creating hurdles in the development path of Kerala by denying permission to its ambitious Silver Line project, which it was forced to shelve due to intense protests by local people.
The Silver Line project was envisaged to cover a 530-kilometre stretch from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod and was to be developed by K-Rail, a joint venture of the Kerala government and the Ministry of Railways.
It was planned that the semi-high-speed rail line would have 11 stations and be built at an estimated cost of around Rs 64,000 crore.
Also known as K-Rail, the mammoth project was opposed by parties, including the Congress and the BJP, as well as by the local people in some parts of the State.
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PM Modi to flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express on April 12
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(photo: twitter) Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express, which will run on the Ajmer-Delhi Cantonment route, via videoconference.
The train will complete the journey an hour earlier than the present fastest train running on the route, a release stated.
Modi will flag off the train at 11 am on Wednesday via video conferencing, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
The inaugural run will be between Jaipur and Delhi Cantonment. Regular services will start from Thursday and will operate between Ajmer and Delhi Cantonment, with stoppages in Jaipur, Alwar and Gurugram.
The train will cover the distance between Delhi Cantonment and Ajmer in 5 hours and 15 minutes. Shatabdi Express, the fastest train on this route at present, covers the distance in 6 hours and 15 minutes, the release stated.
The Ajmer-Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express will be the world’s first semi-high speed passenger train on high-rise overhead electric territory.
The train will improve the connectivity of Rajasthan’s major tourist destinations, including Pushkar and Ajmer Dargah, and boost the region’s socio-economic development, it said.
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PM Modi flags off Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express in TN
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Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express, which is expected to cut down the travel time between the state capital here and the western industrial city by more than one hour.
In a function at the MGR Chennai Central Railway Station, the PM flagged off the inaugural special of the train, loaded with modern features and passenger amenities. He also interacted with school students in the train.
“It is the fastest train between the two cities with a travel time of 5 hours and 50 minutes, saving more than an hour of journey time,” an official release said.
“The wonderful cities of Chennai and Coimbatore have even better connectivity thanks to the Vande Bharat Express. Flagged off the train and also met young friends on the occasion,” the PM later tweeted.
The train, the first to connect two Tamil Nadu cities, has enhanced passenger safety with indigenous automatic train protection system ‘KAVACH’, CCTV cameras in all coaches and automatic sliding doors.
Divyang (differently-abled) friendly washrooms, seat handle numbers in Braille script, modern amenities like LED lights and 360-degree rotatable seats are the other features.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, TN Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and Union Minister of State L Murugan were present.
While the train will leave from Coimbatore at 6.00 am and reach here at 11.50 pm, it will start for the western city from Chennai at 2.25 pm and reach there at 8.15 pm, Southern Railway said.
It will stop at Salem, Erode and Tirupur. The service will be operated on all days except Wednesday.
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BRS leader urges buffaloes not to go near Vande Bharat Express, mocks PM
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Hyderabad: BRS leader Y Sathish Reddy on Saturday put out pictures with buffaloes ‘urging’ them not to go near the Vande Bharat Express track in Secunderabad as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inaugurating the Secunderabad-Tirupati train.
The BRS leader’s mockery follows several incidents across the country where the Vande Bharat Express was hit by buffaloes passing across the railway track.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Hyderabad today, where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 11,300 crore in Telangana. During his two-hour visit, he will also address a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.
As per the itinerary, Modi will reach Begumpet Airport at 11.30 a.m. and then head to Secunderabad Railway Station to flag off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express. The new train is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities by almost three and a half hours and will be particularly beneficial for pilgrims.
After the flag-off ceremony, the Prime Minister will attend a public meeting at Parade Grounds, where he will lay the foundation stone for new blocks at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bibinagar. He will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station, which is being taken up at a cost of Rs 720 crore. The revamped station will have world-class amenities and an aesthetically designed iconic building. It will feature a double-level spacious roof plaza with all passenger amenities in one place, as well as multimodal connectivity for seamless transfer of passengers from rail to other modes of transport.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister will flag off 13 new Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) services in the suburban section of Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region, providing commuters with a fast, convenient, and comfortable travel option. He will also dedicate to the nation the doubling and electrification of the Secunderabad-Mahabubnagar project, stretching over 85 km, completed at a cost of nearly Rs 1,410 crore. The project will provide seamless connectivity and assist in enhancing the average speed of trains.
During the program, he will also lay the foundation stone for five National Highway projects worth more than Rs 7,850 crore. These road projects will strengthen the road connectivity of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
After spending an hour at the public function at Parade Ground, the Prime Minister will leave for Chennai from Begumpet Airport at 1.20 p.m.
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AP: Stones pelted at Vande Bharat Express again in Visakhapatnam
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Vande Bharat Express Visakhapatnam: An incident of stone pelting on the Vande Bharat Express train has been reported from Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, said an official release.
This is the third time when a stone pelting incident has been reported on Vishakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express in the last three months.
“Vandebharat Express leaving Visakhapatnam on Wednesday was rescheduled to leave at 09:45 Hrs instead of its scheduled departure at 05:45 hrs as the C-8 coach window glass is broken due to stone pelting by miscreants”, read an official release of Waltair Division Railway.
Earlier in January, stones were pelted on the Vande Bharat train in Visakhapatnam city of Andhra Pradesh during maintenance.
The glass pane of a coach of Vande Bharat Express was damaged near Kancharapalem in Visakhapatnam.
According to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Anup Kumar Sethupati, “Some unknown persons pelted stones at Vande Bharat train as it reached Visakhapatnam for maintenance and train run. Stones were pelted on train coaches during it was going to the coach care centre for maintenance from Visakhapatnam station.
“He further said that they are verifying CCTV footage and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is searching for the accused people.
“It was a very unfortunate incident. The coach glass of the brand new Vande Bharat train was broken after some unknown persons pelted stones on the coach near Kancharapalem. We are verifying CCTV cameras. Our RPF police searching for them. Once they catch will punish sincerely. The railway belongs to public money. I appeal to people who don’t do such kinds of things. Estimated the cost of the window glass around one lakh,” added the DRM.
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Modi in Hyderabad: Vande Bharat, AIIMS & public meet key events on PM’s visit
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Hyderabad: The BJP’s preparations for Telangana Assembly elections scheduled later this year are likely to get a boost with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Hyderabad on April 8 during which he is expected to address a public meeting and launch various development projects.
The BJP leaders expect that PM Modi’s visit will boost their morale in the runup to the Assembly elections. The party expects that he will set the tone for the party’s poll campaign.
The Prime Minister is expected to launch an attack on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government for its various acts of omissions and commissions.
PM Modi is likely to target BRS and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao over corruption, especially in the wake of questioning of his daughter K. Kavitha by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi liquor policy scam.
He is also likely to hit out at the BRS government over the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) paper leak, which has heated up state politics.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also taken up state-wide protests over the paper leak, alleging involvement of KCR’s son and state minister K.T. Rama Rao.
The Telangana unit of the BJP has huge expectations from PM Modi’s visit in view of his recent statement about the state.
“In the south, we have always been strong in Karnataka and in Telangana, people now have confidence only in one party, BJP, and in Andhra Pradesh also people are looking towards us,” Modi had said on March 28 while inaugurating the residential complex of the party in Delhi.
Modi will be launching various railway projects at Secunderabad Railway Station and later a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.
Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy along with state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and party MP K. Laxman on Tuesday visited Secunderabad Railway Station and Parade Grounds to take stock of the preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit.
Kishan Reddy, who is also an MP from Secunderabad, said the PM would lay the foundation stone for the re-development of Secunderabad Railway Station. The station is being revamped at a cost of Rs 719 crore and will provide world-class railway infrastructure and amenities.
He will also lay the foundation stone of the new block of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at a cost of Rs 1,336 crore.
Kishan Reddy said this would give a big boost to health infrastructure in Telangana. The expansion and new facilities include academic blocks, auditorium, staff quarters, hostels and guest houses. The hospital block renovation is also underway.
Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari on Tuesday reviewed arrangements for PM Modi’s visit. She instructed the officials to make foolproof arrangements.
Presiding over a coordination meeting, she said that all the departments have to work in close coordination and make the brief visit of the Prime Minister a success.
The police have to make adequate security arrangements, law and order, traffic and bandobast arrangements as per the blue book.
The fire department was asked to arrange adequate fire fighting equipment and fire tenders should be positioned at the venue. Medical staff, ambulances and other facilities should be kept ready at all the venues.
The Chief Secretary asked officials to repair roads to be used by the Prime Minister’s convoy. Uninterrupted power supply at all the venues should be ensured, she said.
DGP Anjani Kumar, senior police officers and officials from various departments including railways attended the meeting.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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Vande Bharat Metro train between Jammu and Srinagar: Rly Minister
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Union Railway Minister addressing a press conference in Jammu Jammu: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said a Vande Bharat Metro train will be operated between Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir once the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) becomes fully operational.
Addressing media persons at the first run of a track-mounted trolley on the world’s highest arch bridge constructed on the Chenab river, he said the USBRL project will be completed by December this year or January 2024.
Vaishnaw travelled on the track-mounted trolley with railway officials and inspected the iconic bridge having a height of 359 meters from the Chenab riverbed.
Vaishnaw said it has been decided to set up a Vande Bharat Express train maintenance facility at Badgam in the Kashmir Valley and in the first go Vande Bharat Metro will be run between Jammu and Srinagar cities once this important railway link, which will connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country through rail network gets completed.
The iconic bridge having a foundation equal to half the football field is a “subject of pride” and it was a “difficult challenge of engineering”, he said, adding that more than 28,000 metric tonnes of steel were used for the bridge structure that is built in a highly active seismic zone.
The Northern Railway officials said the arch bridge was constructed at a cost of Rs 1,486 crore. The deck height of the bridge is 359 meters, while its length is 1,315 meters. The arch bridge has 17 spans and the linear length of the main arch span is 460 meters and it is curvilinear, they said.
The codal life of the bridge is 120 years and the bridge can withstand a wind speed of 266 kmph, but the train can cross the bridge at the speed of 100 kmph.
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J&K to have Vande Bharat trains by next year: Union Railways Minister
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Baramulla, Mar 25 : Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday Jammu and Kashmir will have Vande Bharat trains next year as Jammu-Srinagar rail link will be opened this year only.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he also said that Kupwara and other two destinations in the Kashmir Valley will be connected with the Indian railways soon.
He said that railways across Jammu and Kashmir will be improved and the improvement will be witnessed by the year end.
“Telephone connectivity, double lines, parcel services, cement and pharmaceutical trade via Indian railways would be ensured by year end, besides, facilities for apple trade would also be considered,” he said—(KNO)
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