PM flags off Vande Bharat Express between Mangaluru and GoaOn December 30, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off six Vande Bharat Express trains from Ayodhya, including the Mangaluru Central-Madgaon train. The Mangaluru-Madgaon train departed at 12:10 PM, after a delay caused by the Prime Minister's roadshow in Ayodhya. The train was filled with passengers, many of whom were...
more... given souvenir tickets. BJP activists including Mangaluru MLAs D. Vedavyasa Kamath and Y. Bharath Shetty, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, and BJP MLC Pratap Simha Nayak were among those on board. The inaugural run was piloted by C. Dinesan and S.H. Padwal with Yogesh Bandekar and Girish Phayde as Assistant Loco Pilots. Mr. Kateel, in his speech, highlighted the benefits of the new train service and announced that a Vande Bharat Express between Mangaluru and Bengaluru is expected to be launched in April 2024. He also mentioned that he has been working on various projects amounting to ₹83,000 crore during his tenure as MP.
December 30, 2023 ko, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne Ayodhya se video conferencing ke through chhe Vande Bharat Express trains ko flag off kiya, jisme Mangaluru Central se Madgaon tak chalne wali train bhi shamil thi. Mangaluru-Madgaon train 12:10 PM pe chali, Ayodhya mein PM ka roadshow hone ki wajah se...
more... thodi der late. Train mein bahut saare passengers the, jinme se bahut saare ko souvenir tickets diye gaye. BJP ke activists, jinme Mangaluru ke MLAs D. Vedavyasa Kamath aur Y. Bharath Shetty, Dakshina Kannada ke MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, aur BJP MLC Pratap Simha Nayak bhi train mein the. Inaugural run ke liye C. Dinesan aur S.H. Padwal loco pilots the, aur Yogesh Bandekar aur Girish Phayde assistant loco pilots the. Mr. Kateel ne apne speech mein, is new train service ke fayde bataye aur announcement kiya ki Mangaluru aur Bengaluru ke beech ek Vande Bharat Express April 2024 mein launch ho jayegi. Unhone yeh bhi bataya ki MP banne ke baad unhone ₹83,000 crore ke project par kaam kiya hai.