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Kerala gets first Vande Bharat train, PM launches water metro: 10 facts

April 25, 2023
Bharat Times

Thiruvananthapuram:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express train from Thiruvananthapuram to Kerala. The train will run from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod.

Here are 10 facts about the big story:

  1. Vande Bharat train will cover 11 districts namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod.

  2. The train is being touted by many as an alternative to the Silverline – the ambitious semi-high speed rail corridor of the ruling Left Democratic Front government.

  3. Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously built, semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set. The train has state-of-the-art passenger amenities, providing a faster, more comfortable and more convenient travel experience to passengers.

  4. PM Modi will inaugurate several other projects in Kerala, including the Kochi Water Metro, a one-of-its-kind project that will connect 10 islands around Kochi via battery-powered electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with the city. Is.

  5. After PM Modi landed at the Thiruvananthapuram airport today, his journey to the Central Railway Station resembled a roadshow as thousands of people lined up along the roads for hours in advance to welcome him as his motorcade passed by and greeted him. Was showering with flowers.

  6. PM Modi is visiting the southern state amid BJP’s massive minority outreach programme, which has apparently drawn positive response from a section of priests from different Christian denominations.

  7. Party leaders’ recent visits to Christian families and their breakfast meetings with some priests from the community are being seen as part of their efforts to reach out to minorities ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

  8. The BJP believes that PM Modi’s visit will give momentum to its ongoing campaign and kickstart the party’s campaign for the general election.

  9. The Prime Minister did a mega roadshow in Kochi yesterday, which was different from his other roadshows.

  10. PM Modi got out of his car and began a roadshow on foot, just days after a letter threatening a suicide bomb attack on him put the Kerala police and central agencies on alert.