Three New Vande Bharat Trains To Be Flagged Of By PM Modi On 31 August, Will Boost Connectivity In Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains on 31 August, 2024 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. Realising Prime Minister’s vision of “Make in India” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity on three routes: Meerut-Lucknow; Madurai-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Nagercoil.
The Meerut City-Lucknow Vande Bharat will help passengers save around 1 hour in comparison to the current fastest train between the two cities. Likewise, the Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Vande Bharat and Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat trains will cover the journey saving more than 2 hours and around 1 hour 30 minutes respectively.
These new Vande Bharat trains shall provide the people of the region the world class means to travel with speed and comfort and will cater to three states, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The introduction of these Vande Bharat Express trains will herald a new standard of rail service to meet the needs of regular travellers, professionals, business and student community in immense measure.