PM Modi will flag off 8 trains today to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity ANI | Updated: Jan 17, 2021 06:51 IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Aiming to facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Kevadiya today via video conferencing.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will also be present on the occasion. The flagging off ceremony will be held at 11 am today.
The trains to be flagged off include 09103/04 Kevadiya-Varanasi Mahamana Express (Weekly), 02927/28 Dadar-Kevadiya Express (Daily), 09247/48 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Janshatabdi Express (Daily), 09145/46 Nizamuddin - Kevadia Sampark Kranti Express (Bi-Weekly), 09105/06 Kevadia - Rewa Express (Weekly), 09119/20 Chennai - Kevadia Express (Weekly), 09107/08 Pratapnagar-Kevadia MEMU train (Daily) and 09109/10 Kevadiya
The trains will connect Kevadiya to Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Delhi s Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar. These trains will facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity.Duri
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Train to Statue of Unity: PM Modi to flag off Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Shatabdi among 8 trains connecting Statue of Unity
Jan Shatabdi Express between Ahmedabad and Kevadia will have Vistadome coaches.
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One of the new trains is the Jan Shatabdi Express between Ahmedabad and Kevadia which will have Vistadome coaches
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions of the country with Kevadiya, home to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat on today via video-conferencing. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will also be present on the occasion.
PM Modi to flag off 8 trains connecting different parts of nation to Statue of Unity - A total of 10 trains will be connected to Kevadiya, out of which 3 trains have been extended and 7 trains are newly introduced for their regular run.
PM Modi flags off 8 trains to Statue of Unity in Gujarat
ANI / Updated: Jan 17, 2021, 14:14 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight
trains connecting major destinations in various states of the country with the
Statue of Unity in Gurjarat s Kevadiya, via video-conferencing.
The eight trains will connect Kevadiya to
Varanasi,
Ahmedabad, Delhi s Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar.
During the programme, the Prime Minister also inaugurated several other railway projects - new station buildings in Kevadiya, Dabhoi and Chandod.
While addressing the audience, the Prime Minister said the train connectivity will be beneficial for tourists coming to see the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya as well as it will also help in changing the lives of the tribal community of the region.