Bengaluru: PM Modi flags off three Vande Bharat Express Trains and inaugurated Yellow Line Metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed in Bengaluru, Karnataka by Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa, and other dignitaries. He signaled the departure of three Vande Bharat Express trains at Bengalurus KSR Railway Station, including trains from Bengaluru to Belagavi, Amritsar to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, and Nagpur (Ajni) to Pune. The six-day-a-week train service will improve connectivity in Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Davangere, Haveri, Hubballi, Dharwad, and Belagavi. The Yellow Line of Bengaluru Metro Phase-2, costing about Rs 7160 crore, was officially opened by Modi. He took a ride in the metro to the Electronic City Metro Station.