Second Vande Bharat Express to Visakhapatnam flagged off

Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region, G. Kishan Reddy, pointed out that Railways has been given a lot of importance during the last two terms of the Narendra Modi government, by providing funds generously and clearing several infrastructure projects.

Redevelopment of Secunderabad, Hyderabad and other stations were taken up, indigenously made Vande Bharat trains were introduced, while the wagon manufacturing unit is nearing completion and so is the new passenger terminal at Cherlapalli, he said on Tuesday.

Mr. Reddy was participating in the flagoff ceremony for the

The second Vande Bharat Express to Visakhapatnam, that was virtually flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Secunderabad Railway Station, on Tuesday.

second Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam through video conference from Ahmedabad, Gujarat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Secunderabad station. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy also participated virtually in the programme.

The new train will run on six days (except Thursdays) with the regular service to commence from March 13 between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad and Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam from March 15.

Two more new trains Kalaburagi – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express and Kollam – Tirupati Mail Express also were launched on the occasion.

South Central Railway General Manager Anil Kumar Jain and other senior officials were present on the occasion.