Prime Minister flags off 8 trains to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity
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These trains will join Kevadia to Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting completely different elements of the nation to Kevadia in Gujarat, through video conferencing.
These trains will join Kevadia to Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar.
Mr. Modi stated these trains will assist boost tourism within the tribal area and enhance connectivity to the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, which he inaugurated in October 2018 on the event of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 143rd beginning anniversary.
The Ahmedabad-Kevadia Jan Shatabdi Express, one of the eight trains, has been geared up with the ‘Vista-dome tourist coach’ which gives giant viewing areas with rooftop glasses and seats for passengers.
Mr. Modi additionally inaugurated the DabhoiChandod transformed broad gauge railway line, ChandodKevadia new broad gauge rail line, newly electrified PratapnagarKevadia part and the brand new station buildings of Dabhoi, Chandod and Kevadia.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath joined the occasion through video hyperlink.
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