The Vande Bharat Express train will cover 11 districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod.
Vande Bharat Express is manufactured in India. It has semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set. The train has state-of-the-art passenger features, which provide passengers faster, more comfortable and more convenient travel experience.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate various projects worth over Rs 3,200 crore.
PM Modi will also launch the Kochi Water Metro, which is India’s first under water metro. It is one of its kind project that connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with the city.
Besides Kochi Water Metro, rail electrification of the Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad section will also be dedicated by the Prime Minister. Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram.
Moreover, PM Modi will also lay the foundation of many rail projects, including the redevelopment of Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Varkala Sivagiri railway stations; comprehensive development of Thiruvananthapuram area including Nemon and Kochuveli and increasing of sectional speed of Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur section.
