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PM Modi flags off Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express

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Prime Minister Modi on Saturday flagged off Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express at Dr MGR Chennai central railway station in Tamil Nadu second in the day, after Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express from Secunderabad Railway Station in Telangana.

"It is the fastest train between the two cities with a travel time of 5 hours and 50 minutes, saving more than an hour of journey time," an official statement said.

PM Modi flags off Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express

The train had eight coaches, including one executive coach, and 530 seats in all.

These 8-coaches are a significant development as it marks the start of the Vande Bharat Express rollout on routes having comparatively lesser passenger count.

Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express is expected to cut down the travel time between the state capital here and the western industrial city by more than one hour.

At a function at the MGR Chennai Central Railway Station, the PM flagged off the inaugural special of the train, loaded with modern features and passenger amenities. He also interacted with school students in the train.

"It is the fastest train between the two cities with a travel time of 5 hours and 50 minutes, saving more than an hour of journey time," an official release said.

PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Telangana: Travel time to Tirupati comes down drasticallyPM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Telangana: Travel time to Tirupati comes down drastically

The train, the first to connect two Tamil Nadu cities, has enhanced passenger safety with indigenous automatic train protection system 'KAVACH', CCTV cameras in all coaches and automatic sliding doors.

Divyang (differently-abled) friendly washrooms, seat handle numbers in Braille script, modern amenities like LED lights and 360-degree rotatable seats are the other features.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, TN Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and Union Minister of State L Murugan were present. While the train will leave from Coimbatore at 6.00 am and reach here at 11.50 pm, it will start for the western city from Chennai at 2.25 pm and reach there at 8.15 pm, Southern Railway said. It will stop at Salem, Erode and Tirupur. The service will be operated on all days except Wednesday.

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