Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students onboard the Vande Bharat Express train in Kerala after flagging off the state's first such train from Thiruvananthapuram Central Station. Students present on the train were seen displaying their paintings to PM Modi, who also signed some of the drawings. The high-speed train will run between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod. The Vande Bharat train will cover 11 regions to be specifically Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod.


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Vande Bharat Express is a natively produced, semi-fast and self-moved train set. The train has cutting-edge amenities for passengers, making travel faster, more comfortable, and more convenient for passengers. On April 25, during his trip to Kerala, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate a number of projects worth more than Rs 3,200 crore and lay the foundation stone for them. PM Modi also inaugurated the Kochi Water Metro, first of its kind in the country.


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The Prime Minister also dedicated the rail electrification of the Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad section, in addition to the Kochi Water Metro.


During the occasion, PM Modi also laid the foundation of different rail projects including the redevelopment of Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Varkala Sivagiri rail line stations; extensive improvement of the Thiruvananthapuram region, including Nemon and Kochuveli, as well as an increase in the sectional speed of the Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur section.


The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of the Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram. Digital Science Park is intended to serve as a major research facility for the development of digital products and services by business and industry units working with academic institutions. According to the PMO's statement, the Digital Science Park will house common facilities as a third-generation Science Park to support the development of products based on Industry 4.0 technologies like AI, Data Analytics, Cyber Security, and Smart Materials.