PM Narendra Modi flags off Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express

Nagpur, December 11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train here connecting Nagpur to Bilaspur.

The flagging-off ceremony took place at the Nagpur railway station.

During the event, Modi laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of Nagpur and Ajni railway stations to be redeveloped at a cost of about Rs 590 crore and Rs 360 crore, respectively.

He also dedicated to the nation the Government Maintenance Depot (locomotive maintenance depot) at Ajni in the city and Kohli-Narkher section of the Nagpur-Itarsi third line project.

These projects have been developed at a cost of about Rs 110 crore and about Rs 450 crore, respectively.