Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three new Vande Bharat Express trains on Saturday, including two in the Southern Railway zone. The new trains will operate between Chennai Egmore and Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu, Madurai and Bengaluru Cantonment, and
Meerut and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
The ceremonial events will take place at Dr MGR Chennai Central railway station and Madurai Junction in the Southern Railway zone. The two new services are scheduled to begin operations on September 2.