PM Modi flags off first Vande Bharat sleeper train.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would flag off three new Amrit Bharat trains and a passenger train in poll-bound Kerala this week.
The PM would flag off these trains during his visit to Thiruvananthapuram on January 23. Assembly polls in Kerala are due in April-May this year.
These trains are Nagercoil-Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express, Thiruvananthapuram-Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express, Thiruvananthapuram-Hyderabad Amrit Bharat Express and Guruvayur-Thrissur passenger train.
Nagercoil-Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram-Hyderabad Amrit Bharat Express trains will be operated through the state via Kottayam, while the Thiruvananthapuram-Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express will be operated via Nagercoil. The Guruvayur-Thrissur passenger train will be a MEMU service, the railways said in a statement.
The Amrit Bharat trains would offer weekly services with stoppage at major stations across the state, while the passenger train would operate daily between Thrissur and Guruvayur.
The Amrit Bharat trains would have all the features similar to the Vande Bharat trains. The non-AC trains which can carry over 1,800 passengers have a design speed of over 130 km per hour.