BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 27 flagged off five Vande Bharat trains in Madhya Pradesh. He gave a go ahead to these trains from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal.
The five Vande Bharat trains that Modi flagged off are — Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express, Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express, Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, and Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express.
Tourist places like Bheraghat, Pachmarhi, and Satpura, etc. will also be benefitted by the improved connectivity. The train will be faster by half an hour than any existing fastest train on the route.
The Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express will improve connectivity of Malwa region (Indore) and Bundelkhand region (Khajuraho) to Central region (Bhopal).
It will benefit important tourist sites like Mahakaleshwar, Mandu, Maheshwar, Khajuraho and Panna. The train will be about two hours and 30 minutes faster than the existing fastest train on the route.
The Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express will be Goa’s first Vande Bharat Express.