Modi flags off Vande Bharat trains to boost tourism

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the services of three Vande Bharat trains from the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Train Station in Bengaluru on Sunday.

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Taking to X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote: “Delighted to flag off the following Vande Bharat trains on Sunday during the programme in Bengaluru: Bengaluru to Belagavi. Amritsar to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. Nagpur to Pune. These trains will boost tourism, commerce and connectivity.” He physically flagged off the Vande Bharat train service between Bengaluru and Belagavi in Karnataka. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister virtually flagged off Vande Bharat train services between Amritsar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, and between Nagpur (Ajni) and Pune.

The Prime Minister boarded the Vande Bharat train at the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Train Station in Bengaluru and interacted with students and children.

At the inauguration venue inside the railway station premises, PM Modi waved to the staffers. School children holding their drawings and posters, Tricolours cheered for him.

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, and BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra were present.