Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat train, the first in south India and the fifth in the country. The semi-high-speed train will cover the 500 km distance between the two cities in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in six hours and 30 minutes.
Modi will flag off the inaugural train at 10:25am at the Bengaluru railway station. The regular train service will commence on Saturday. It will halt in Katpadi and Bengaluru and run at an average speed of around 76 kmph.
The train will run on all days except Wednesdays. “It is going to be the first-ever semi-high-speed train in the south and play a significant role in connecting the two states. Currently, Shatabdi is the fastest train between the two places. The semi-high-speed train will reduce the travel time and enhance comfort for passengers,” said an official.
