PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express and Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Vande Bharat Express and Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train at KSR Railway Station, Bengaluru today.

The Prime Minister arrived at the flag-off area on Platform no. 7 of Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station and gave the green signal to Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express. This will be the fifth Vande Bharat Express train in the country and the first such train in South India. It will enhance connectivity between the industrial hub of Chennai, the Tech & Startup hub of Bengaluru and the famous tourist city of Mysuru.

ಭಾರತ್ ಗೌರವ್ ಕಾಶಿ ಯಾತ್ರಾ ರೈಲು ಸಂಚಾರ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದ ಮೊದಲ ರಾಜ್ಯವಾದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. ಈ ರೈಲು ಕಾಶಿಯನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹತ್ತಿರವಾಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಯಾತ್ರಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರು ಕಾಶಿ, ಅಯೋಧ್ಯಾ ಹಾಗು ಪ್ರಯಾಗ್ ರಾಜ್ ಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡುವುದು ಸುಲಭವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. pic.twitter.com/oTymcVgXTs

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2022

This was followed by the Prime Minister arriving at the flag-off area on Platform no. 8 and giving the green signal to the Bharat Gaurav Kashi Yatra train. Karnataka is the first state to take up this train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme in which the Government of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways are working together to send pilgrims from Karnataka to Kashi. The pilgrims will be provided comfortable stay and guidance for visiting Kashi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, the Governor of Karnataka, Thawar Chand Gehlot and Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnav and Prahlad Joshi.

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