The Indian Railways' semi-high-speed service, the Vande Bharat Express is now being operated with 164 train services across the country. The expansion follows the inauguration of four new routes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi on November 8.

Dilip Kumar, Executive Director (Information and Publicity), Railway Board was quoted as saying by Economic Times, “We already have 156 Vande Bharat Express services across the country, and with the addition of 8 new services, the total will now be 164. Today, the Prime Minister flagged off the Banaras-Khajuraho Vande Bharat Express. Besides this, we are introducing Lucknow-Saharanpur Vande Bharat Express, Firozpur-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, and one Ernakulam-Coimbatore-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express.”

The newly launched trains will o

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