PM hails MGR: Modi flags off direct train from Chennai to Kevadiya town

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Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the founder of AIADMK and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MG Ramachandran on his 104th birth anniversary on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a new train from Chennai and seven other places to Kevadiya in Gujarat, through video conference, on Sunday.
Modi in his virtual speech said, MGR worked tirelessly to give dignified life to the downtrodden masses. He also said “We are working to fulfil MGR ideals,” he said adding how the grateful nation renamed Chennai Central Railway Station after MGR. Modi in a tweet, “Bharat Ratna MGR lives in the hearts of several people”.

Train schedule
The Kevadiya-Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special Train will commence from January 20th, from Kevadiya at 9.15 am on Wednesdays and reach Chennai Central at 4 pm on Thursdays. Similarly, in the return direction, Chennai Central – Kevadiya Superfast Weekly Special Train will leave Chennai Central at 10.30 pm on Sundays and reach Kevadiya at 3 am on Tuesdays. The first service will commence from January 24. The train will make stops at Renigunta, Cudappah, Raichur, Solapur, Pune, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Surat, and Vadodara in both directions.

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