PM Modi to launch four new trains in Kerala on Jan 23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three new Amrit Bharat trains and a passenger train in poll-bound Kerala on Friday.

The trains will be flagged off during his visit to Thiruvananthapuram where he will also address BJP workers in a rally.

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 are weekly services with stops at major stations across Keralae, while the passenger train will operate daily between Thrissur and Guruvayur.

The Amrit Bharat trains will 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.

Assembly polls are in Kerala due in April or May this year.