Kerala is set to launch its first Vande Bharat train, which has successfully completed a trial run and will travel between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod. This will be the third Vande Bharat for the Southern Railway and the 15th such semi-high speed train in the country. The travel time and stops along the route have not yet been shared by the railway ministry. The Rajdhani is currently the fastest train between these two stations and takes around nine hours to complete the journey. The first two Vande Bharat trains for the Southern Railway were from Chennai, and this is the second Vande Bharat announced for the Southern Railway in the last two weeks. The ministry has planned to launch 75 Vande Bharat trains in 75 weeks under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initiative, but it is currently running behind on its target. The first Vande Bharat was inaugurated in 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised that in the 75 weeks of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, 75 of these trains will connect every corner of the country. The Vande Bharat Express was launched on February 15, 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, between New Delhi and Varanasi. The train is considered as India’s first semi-high speed train and is built with indigenous technology under the “Make in India” initiative. As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the government has planned to introduce 75 Vande Bharat Express trains connecting various parts of the country.
Kerala to Get Its First Vande Bharat Next Week
