Ahmedabad:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting diverse components of the nation to Kevadia in Gujarat, by means of video conferencing.
These trains will connect Kevadia to Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar.
PM Modi stated these trains will assist increase tourism in the tribal area and enhance connectivity to the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, which he inaugurated in October 2018 on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 143rd birth anniversary.
The Ahmedabad-Kevadia Jan Shatabdi Express, one particular of the eight trains, has been equipped with the ”Vista-dome tourist coach” which presents huge viewing regions with rooftop glasses and seats for passengers.
A historic day! Inaugurating different projects relating to Railways in Gujarat. #StatueOfUnityByRailhttps://t.co/IxiVdLfFdQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 17, 2021
PM Modi also inaugurated the Dabhoi Chandod converted broad gauge railway line, Chandod Kevadia new broad gauge rail line, newly electrified Pratapnagar Kevadia section and the new station buildings of Dabhoi, Chandod and Kevadia.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath joined the occasion by means of video hyperlink.