Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express from the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station.
The semi-high-speed, fully-air conditioned train service, covering 11 districts, links capital Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the north.
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw handed over a green flag to the Prime Minister who waved it and saw the train off on its inaugural trip at 11.10 a.m.