INDIA

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Flags Off Vande Bharat Express In Delhi

Mumbai: In another development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

Thanking the Indian Railways for the timely completion of the project, Shah said, “I would like to thank the Indian Railways with all my heart for giving this gift to Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Navratri. I am proud of. This train made in India is being flagged off from here today. The railway is working towards achieving its goals keeping in mind the principles of speed, scale, and service.”

He said that the project would serve as a medium for the development of the region by promoting religious tourism.

“Religious tourism will play a big role in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, there cannot be any village in India where people do not want to go to Mata Vaishno Devi temple,” he said.

The train will run all week except Tuesday.

It will include two executive AC chair cars and 12 chair car coaches with stops at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, and Jammu Tawi railway stations.

The train journey between New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra will cost Rs. 1,630 in chair car coaches and Rs. 3,015 in executive AC chair car coaches.

Shah was accompanied by Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Harsh Vardhan, Jitendra Singh, and officials from the Indian Railways at the New Delhi junction for the flagging off event.

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