Maligaon, September 30 (MExN): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi flagged off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Gandhinagar station on September 30 and travelled on the train upto Kalupur Railway Station. The PM was accompanied by Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel, Governor of Gujarat, Acharya Devvrat, Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri.
The PM inspected the train coaches of the Vande Bharat Express 2.0 and took stock of the onboard facilities. He also inspected the control centre of the locomotive engine of Vande Bharat Express 2.0.
Vande Bharat Express 2.0 between Gandhinagar and Mumbai will enable business owners from Gujarat to travel to Mumbai and vice versa without bearing the brunt of high-cost airline tickets while availing facilities that are available on air. One-way travel time of Vande Bharat Express 2.0 from Gandhinagar to Mumbai is estimated at around 6-7 hours.
