Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express on Saturday in an online event from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The Ernakulam Junction - KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express (06652) left the station here at 8.41 am, though the scheduled time was 8 am, to the sound of drum beats.

Prior to the flag off of the train from Ernakulam Junction, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said that the Vande Bharat trains will bring ''safety, speed and comfort'' to rail travel in Kerala.

He said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream to improve the vast network of rail tracks and roads in the country and he has achieved it to a great extent.

Improvement of infrastructure was necessary for achieving the goal of 'Vikasit Bharat' and the Vande Bharat tra

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