Vande Bharath trains make SilverLine redundant: UDF
The Hindu
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Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan said the Centre's budgetary allocation for 400 modern Vande Bharath trains had rendered the Left Democratic Front (LDF) 's flagship SilverLine project redundant.
Mr. Satheesan said the Vande Bharath trains have a top speed of 180 km. They would traverse the existing rail system. The Centre would bear the entire cost for the scheme. The government should drop the financially and economically unviable K-rail project in the wake of the Centre's announcement.
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