New Delhi: Vande Bharat Express signifies that India wants the best of everything. It is a symbol of New India’s capability and resolve, said Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam via video conferencing on Sunday.

PM @narendramodi flags off #VandeBharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam

The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and faster mode of travel#RailInfra4Telangana#RailInfra4AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/75snYC0MYo

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Speaking on the occasion through video conference he said that it will link the shared heritage of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This train will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express to be introduced by Indian Railways and will be the first one connecting the two Telugu-speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of around 700 km.

Train will have stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana. Work done in the last seven to eight years will transform the Indian Railway in the coming seven to eight years, said Modi. Modi added that many areas of Telangana like Medak are now connected by rail service for the first time.

Modi said that Vande Bharat is also connected to Andhra Pradesh from one end and informed that the Central Government is continuously working to strengthen the rail network in Andhra Pradesh also.