PM to flag off Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat train virtually on June 3
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on June 3 morning virtually flag off the inaugural run of the Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express from Madgaon railway station, officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on June 3 morning virtually flag off the inaugural run of the Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express from Madgaon railway station, officials said.
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It will be the 19th semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train in the country; a fourth train to run from Mumbai and a fifth one to run from Maharashtra.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will be among those present for the function at the Madgaon railway station.
The Prime Minister will show the green flag through video link to the train around 10.45 a.m. and the train is likely to reach Mumbai around 6.30 p.m., railway officials said here.
The Vande Bharat train on the Mumbai-Goa route will have eight coaches unlike the usual 16 coaches.
Presently, 16-coach Vande Bharat trains ply on CSMT (Mumbai)-Sainagar Shirdi, CSMT-Solapur and Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad routes, while another train runs between Nagpur and Bilaspur.
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