Prime Minister Modi Launches New Vande Bharat Trains for Comfortable Travel

New Delhi, August 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three new Vande Bharat trains, promising that his government will not stop until Indian Railways guarantees comfortable travel for everyone. He stated, “We will not stop until Indian Railways guarantees comfortable travel for the poor, the middle class and everyone.”

PM Modi described Vande Bharat as the new face of modern Indian Railways, highlighting the new Meerut-Lucknow route. He said, “Today, the people of UP and especially Western UP have also received good news through the Vande Bharat train on the Meerut-Lucknow route. Meerut and Western UP is the land of revolution. Today this region is witnessing a new revolution of development.”

He noted that 102 Vande Bharat railway services are currently operating across the country, with over three crore people having traveled by these trains. “Be it electrification of railway lines, running of new trains or construction of new routes, work on all these is progressing at a fast pace. More than 2.5 lakh crores have been given to the Railways in this year’s budget,” he added.

PM Modi also announced future plans including the Vande Metro to alleviate city traffic and a sleeper version of Vande Bharat trains. He said, “Very soon the sleeper version of Vande Bharat trains is also going to come. For the convenience of people in the great cities, the NaMo Bharat train is being run and to get rid of the traffic problem within the cities, Vande Metro is also going to be started soon.”

Discussing the Amrit Bharat Station Yojana, Modi pointed out that over 1300 railway stations are being renovated. “The scheme is also improving the stations and cities are getting a new identity. Today more than 1300 railway stations in the country are being renovated. Today railway stations are being built like airports at various places in the country. Due to this the ease of travel is increasing,” he said.