Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two Amrit Bharat express trains, two Express trains and a passenger train from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and another passenger train from Ernakulum in Kerala tomorrow. The Ministry of Railways said that the new train services will benefit passengers across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Jharkhand.
It said that the Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express will directly connect Coimbatore’s Industrial Belt with eastern India’s coal and mineral heartland of Jharkhand. The Nagercoil-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express is the region’s first direct Amrit Bharat link to Telangana, threading through over twenty districts across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Meanwhile, the Rameswaram-Mangaluru and Tirunelveli-Mangaluru Express Trains will open direct routes for pilgrims and coastal travellers across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.
During the occasion, three Amrit Bharat Stations will also be inaugurated in Shoranur, Kuttippuram and Changanassery in Kerala. The station is rebuilt with modern passenger amenities, upgraded platforms, lifts and escalators and free Wi-Fi. The three stations have been redeveloped at a combined cost of approximately 52 crore rupees under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
