According to a Central Railway official, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express via a video link on Saturday.
According to a CR release, the PM will essentially turn on the eight-coach service while speaking at an event at the Uttar Pradesh Ayodhya Dham railway station. In addition, he will launch five additional Vande Bharat services and two Amrit Bharat services between various cities.
In its inaugural run, the 02705 Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat train will tentatively depart from Marathwada city at 11 am and will arrive in the metropolis at 6:45 pm.
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As per the release, the train will halt at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) at 11:55 am, Manmad Junction at 1:44 pm, Nasik Road at 2:44 pm, Kalyan Junction at 5.06 pm, Thane at 5.28 pm and Dadar at 5.50 pm before proceeding to CSMT.
Members of Parliament, MLAs, guardian ministers, school children, and the general public will welcome the train at these stations, the CR release added.
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It is Maharashtra’s 7th Vande Bharat service, six of which are operated on the CR network. It will be the 5th Vande Bharat service to run from Mumbai, as per the release.
(Source: PTI)
