Infrastructure
PM Modi Inaugurates Phase-1 Of Nagpur Metro And Flags Off Vande Bharat Train To Bilaspur
- PM Modi inaugurated the first phase of Nagpur metro and flagged off Vande Bharat Express connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur.
- Phase-1 of Nagpur Metro comprises a 39-km-long elevated stretch, with 38 stations and two depots.
- The entire stretch has been divided into two corridors.
- The Prime Minister flagged off sixth Vande Bharat train connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur.
- It reduces travel time from Nagpur to Bilaspur to five and half hours from 7 to 8 hours.
PM Modi inaugurating the first phase of Nagpur metro (@narendramodi/Twitter)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (11 December) inaugurated the first phase of Nagpur metro and flagged off Vande Bharat Express connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.
PM Inaugurates Nagpur Metro Phase-1
The entire stretch has been divided into two corridors: North-South (Line-1) and East-West (Line-2).
The 19.6-km-long North-South corridor with 18 stops will operate between Khapri and Automotive Square.
The East-West corridor with a length of 18.5 km connects Prajapati Nagar on the eastern part of the city with Lokmanya Nagar in the western part of the city and has 20 stops.
The PM dedicated metro routes from Kasturchand Park to Automotive Square (Line-1) and Jhansi Rani Square to Prajapati Nagar (Line-2), to the people of Nagpur.
The project has been implemented by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO), which is a 50:50 jointly owned company of Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.
PM Flags-off Vande Bharat Train From Nagpur
Prime Minister Modi flagged off Vande Bharat Express connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur from platform number-1 of the Nagpur Railway Station.
During the event, PM inspected the train coaches of the Vande Bharat Express, took stock of the onboard facilities, control centre of the locomotive engine and the development plans of the Nagpur and Ajni Railway Stations.
This will be the sixth Vande Bharat train to be introduced in the country and is an advanced version compared to the earlier ones, being much lighter and capable of reaching higher speeds in a shorter duration.
The improved Vande Bharat Express will weigh 392 tons when compared to the previous version of 430 tons. It will also have a Wi-Fi content on-demand facility.
