During his two-day visit to Gujarat on September 29 and 30, PM Narendra Modi will flag off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Gandhinagar station and travel on the train to Kalupur Railway Station. He will also inaugurate the Ahmedabad Metro rail project and take a ride from Kalupur station to Doordarshan Kendra metro station.
PM will flag off the new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar and Mumbai. The Vande Bharat Express offers a myriad of superior and aircraft-like travelling experiences. It is equipped with advanced state-of-the-art safety features including indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System – KAVACH.
There are reclining seats in all classes while the Executive Coaches have the added feature of 180-degree rotating seats. Every coach is equipped with 32” screens providing passenger information and infotainment.
Ahmedabad Metro rail project
Phase-I of Ahmedabad Metro project will be inaugurated at around 12 pm at a public function at Ahmedabad Education Society on Friday. This comprises about 32 km of East-West corridor from Apparel Park to Thaltej and North- South corridor between Motera to Gyaspur. The Thaltej-Vastral route in the East-West corridor has 17 stations.
This corridor also has a 6.6 km underground section with four stations. The 19 km North-South corridor that connects Gyaspur to Motera Stadium has 15 stations. The entire Phase 1 project is built at a cost of more than Rs 12,900 crore.
Moreover, PM Modi, during his two-day visit, will lay the foundation stone and dedicate various projects worth more than Rs 3,400 crore in Surat, initiatives worth over Rs 5,200 crore in Bhavnagar during visit to his home state.
These include works for water supply, drainage projects, DREAM City, Biodiversity Park and other development works such as public infrastructure, heritage restoration, city bus / BRTS infrastructure, electric vehicle infrastructure as well as joint development works by the central and state government.
World’s First CNG Terminal
PM will also lay the foundation stone of the world’s first CNG Terminal and of brownfield port at Bhavnagar. The port will be developed at a cost of over Rs 4,000 crore and will have state of the art infrastructure for the world’s first CNG Terminal along with world’s fourth largest lock gate system.
In addition to the CNG Terminal, the port will also cater to the future needs and demands of various upcoming projects in the region. It will have ultra-modern Container Terminal, Multipurpose Terminal, and Liquid Terminal with direct door-step connectivity to the existing roadway and railway network.
The 36th National Games will also be declared open by the PM in a grand opening ceremony organised at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. PM will also inaugurate the world class “Swarnim Gujarat Sports University” in Desar.
