'Amrit Bharat trains are important for improving connectivity', PM Modi
PTI, New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the new Amrit Bharat Express trains to be launched soon from Bengal and Assam is an important step to connect different parts of the country with these two states as well as improve passenger convenience and connectivity.
Apart from this, it will also promote commerce and tourism. Nine new Amrit Bharat Express trains will connect Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra with Bengal and Assam.
"The new Amrit Bharat trains are an important step towards improving passenger convenience and connectivity," PM Modi said in a post on Twitter. Other benefits include boosting commerce and tourism!”
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Tuesday that nine new Amrit Bharat Express trains will be started soon. New trains to Guwahati (Kamakhya)-Rohtak, Dibrugarh-Lucknow (Gomti Nagar), New Jalpaiguri-Nagercoil, New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirapalli, Alipurduar-SMVT Bengaluru, Alipurduar-Mumbai (Panvel), Kolkata (Santragachhi)-Tambaram, Kolkata (Howrah)-Anand Vihar Terminal and Kolkata (Sealdah)-Varanasi. Will add.