Vande Bharat train: Unidentified miscreants pelted stones at the not too long ago launched Vande Bharat train in Kerala, officers knowledgeable. The incident occurred round 5 pm when the train was passing by means of an space between Thirunavaya and Tirur in Malappuram district, cops stated.
The Railway officers alerted the native police about it. Police stated the train continued its journey to Thiruvananthapuram and nobody was injured.
“We were alerted by the railway officials. The investigation is on to trace the miscreants,” cops knowledgeable.
As per preliminary studies, the stones left minor scratches on some window panes of the train.
PM Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat on April 25
PM Modi had on Tuesday (April 25) flagged off the train connecting the state capital with the northernmost Kerala district of Kasaragod.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the grand welcome accorded to the Vande Bharat Express at Thrissur railway station throughout its inaugural run the day gone by by terming it as “terrific” and ‘gambheera’ in Malayalam.
At Thrissur railway station, the train was accorded a grand reception with conventional people music, drum beats and other people thronging the platform to take its images and selfies with it.
Bengal to get second Vande Bharat train
West Bengal is ready to get its second semi-high velocity Vande Bharat express train, which is almost certainly to run within the busy Howrah-Puri route.
A South Eastern Railway official stated {that a} trial run of a newly allotted rake was being held on the Howrah-Puri route on Friday.
The route and date of graduation of service of the Vande Bharat express train is but to be acquired formally, he stated.
“We have received a Vande Bharat rake from the ICF, Perumbur, and a trial run is being held today on the Howrah-Puri route,” he stated.
(With inputs from PTI)
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