Updated On: 31 August, 2024 02:25 PM IST | Divya Nair
The three Vande Bharat trains flagged off by PM Narendra Modi connect Meerut with Lucknow, Madurai with Bengaluru, and Chennai with Nagercoil. (Pics/X, PTI)

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People shower flower petals on the Vande Bharat train that departed from Madurai to Bengaluru
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A Vande Bharat coach factory in Chennai

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Students on board the Vande Bharat at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. The train will connect Meerut and state capital Lucknow
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during the virtual flag-off of the three new Vande Bharat trains

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"We will not stop until Indian Railways becomes a guarantee of comfortable travel for everyone," Modi said during the virtual flag-off
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