PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat train in Nagpur, will inaugurate Metro-AIIMS shortly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was also present during this. This train will run between Nagpur and Bilaspur. Earlier, PM Modi was received by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, CM Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on his arrival in Nagpur.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, PM Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the 520-km Hindu Hridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, which will connect Nagpur and Shirdi. The Samruddhi Mahamarg or Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway project is a major step towards realizing the Prime Minister's vision of better connectivity and infrastructure across the country. The 701-km expressway is being built at a cost of about Rs 55,000 crore.

Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi will flag off the new #VandeBharat Express between Nagpur-Bilaspur from Nagpur Railway Station in Maharashtra, today.
Watch live:https://t.co/GTdBkyWOaA#RailInfra4Maharashtra#SamruddhMaharashtra pic.twitter.com/zAQb1ywKfr

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) December 11, 2022

Supporting the Prime Minister's vision of integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects under PM Gati Shakti, Samruddhi Mahamarg will connect Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and tourist destinations like Ajanta Ellora Caves, Shirdi, Verul, Lonar etc.

The Prime Minister will flag off the Vande Bharat Express running between Nagpur and Bilaspur at Nagpur Railway Station. At a public function in Nagpur, he will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station and Ajni Railway Station, to be redeveloped at a cost of about Rs 590 crore and Rs 360 crore.