Jan Shatabdi train equipped with “Vista-Dome Tourist Coach” to run between Ahmedabad-Kevadia.
Kevadia country’s first station to get green certificate.
New Delhi, 17 January: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting Kevadia (Gujarat) to various places in the country including the national capital Delhi and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Tourists can now go directly by rail to the world’s highest statue ‘Statue of Unity’.
Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated several other railway related projects in Gujarat by pressing the remote button.
On this occasion, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan and S. P. were present at the program organized at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, Delhi. Jaishankar was present.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also joined the program through virtual medium.
At the same time, Governor Acharya Devavrat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the program organized in Gujarat, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in the program organized in Madhya Pradesh and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray were also present in the program organized in Gujarat.
Today, eight express trains were flagged off between Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai, Pratapnagar, besides six express trains and two The Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) services between Pratapnagar and Kevadia in Vadodara district. The Ahmedabad-Kevadia Jan Shatabdi train also has a state-of-the-art “Vista-Dome Tourist Coach”, which will allow tourists to sit in the train and enjoy the beautiful scenery around the rail line.
Express trains include Kevadia-Varanasi Mahamana Express (Weekly), Kevadia-Rewa Express (Weekly), Chennai-Kevadia Express (Weekly), Hazrat Nizamuddin-Kevadia Sampark Kranti Express (Fortnightly), Dadar-Kevadia Express (Daily), Ahmedabad-Kevadia JanShatabdi Express (daily) included. Train number 09107/08 Pratapnagar-Kevadia MEMU train (daily) and train number 09109/10 Kevadia-Pratapanagar MEMU train (daily) will run.
Modi also inaugurated the Dabhoi-Chandod broad gauge railway line, Chandod-Kevadia new broad gauge railway line, newly electrified Pratapnagar-Kevadia section and new buildings of the stations at Dabhoi-Chandod and Kevadiya by pressing the remote button. The design of these buildings uses local features and provides modern passenger amenities.
Kevadia station is the first railway station in India to get a green building certificate. These projects will accelerate the development work in the adjoining tribal areas, provide connectivity to important religious and ancient pilgrimage sites on the banks of river Narmada, promote domestic and international tourism and it will be important for the entire socio-economic development of the region. Will prove Along with this, it will also help in the development of new jobs and business opportunities.
