Vande Bharat express coming soon to Mangaluru, railway minister confirms

Mangaluru: ‘Developed with indigenous technology’, engineless train 'Vande Bharat Express' will soon link coastal city Mangaluru to three major cities of the south, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal confirmed on Friday. “Vande Bharat will soon be introduced on Bengaluru-Mangaluru, Chennai-Mangaluru and Hyderabad-Mangaluru routes” the minister on Friday told media reporters in Bengaluru. "It is one of the kind train, and is eveloped through make in India programme, with indigenous technology" he added. Earlier this month on Feb 15, PM Modi inaugurated the first Vande Bharat Express train (T18), between Delhi and Varansi. The high-speed train is equiped with GPS passenger information system, CCTV and talk back units that connect with driver in case of emergencies. On Saturday, the minister also tweeted the same while quoting a TOI news link, he wrote “Vande Bharat from Bengaluru to Mangaluru soon” with the TOI report link attached with the tweet.

Vande Bharat from Bengaluru to Mangaluru soon https://t.co/O8P9RiJwOS

— Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) February 23, 2019

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, also confirmed the news on twitter and quoted the minister of inaugurating Vande Bharat in the city soon.

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— Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) February 23, 2019

Source: Vartha Bharathi