PM Modi inaugurates Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express train, takes a ride

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated phase 1 of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project on the east-west corridor from Kalupur station on Friday.

Published on: Sep 30, 2022 5:30 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express and travelled in it from the state capital to Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad city. (PTI)

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PM Modi flagged off the train from Gandhinagar Capital railway station around 10.30 am and then boarded the train. (ANI/ PIB)

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"PM @narendramodi is on board the Vande Bharat Express from Gandhinagar to Ahmedabad. People from different walks of life, including those from the Railways family, women entrepreneurs and youngsters are his co-passengers on this journey," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO India) said in a tweet. (ANI/ PIB)

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In the photographs attached with the tweet, PM Modi can be seen interacting with the railway officials, women entrepreneurs and others on board. (ANI/ PIB)

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The train, which connects the capital cities of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is the third Vande Bharat Express in the country. (ANI/ PIB)

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The first such train was started on the New Delhi-Varanasi route, while the second one was on the New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra route, an official said. (PTI)

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The train will provide passengers aircraft-like travelling experience and advanced safety features, including Kavach technology, an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System, PM Modi said. (PTI)

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"This train will offer world-class comfort and facilities to passengers. The fully air-conditioned Vande Bharat has several modern features, such as sliding doors, personalised reading lights, mobile charging points, attendant call buttons, bio-toilets, automatic entry and exit doors, CCTV cameras, reclining facility, comfortable seats," a release by the railways said. (PTI)

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**EDS: HANDOUT PHOTO MADE AVAILABLE FROM PIB ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 2022** Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi rides the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express train after flagging it off, in Gandhinagar, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_30_2022_000105B) (PTI)