Pune, 07 Aug (HS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will

inaugurate the Pune-Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat Semi-Speed-Express train on

August 10. The Railway Authorities have announced that the date has been

finalised.

The demand for the additional train between Nagpur

and Pune has been raised for the last two years. The Railway Minister, Ashvini Vaishnav, had announced that plans to introduce the train are being worked

out. The dream to facilitate travel between the Vidarbha region and Pune is

coming true. The Railway Board was directed to plan the train.The Railway Minister, with the Railway Board

officials, held a meeting online to plan the train, which was finally

approved.

The travel time will be reduced by about three hours

compared to the existing train timings, with the introduction of the Vande

Bharat Express, from 15 hours to 12 hours.

A large number of students, employees in Pune from the

Vidarbha region will benefit from the introduction of the train. The timings of

the train, however, is under dispute.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar