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Modi flags off 3 Vande Bharat Express trains including Katra-Amritsar
State Times
|August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains here on Sunday.
While the much-awaited Bengaluru-Belagavi Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Modi in person; the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Amritsar, and Ajni (Nagpur)-Pune Vande Bharat services, were launched virtually.
These trains will significantly enhance regional connectivity, reduce travel time and provide a "world-class" travel experience to the passengers, officials said.
This story is from the August 11, 2025 edition of State Times.
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