Gorakhpur. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present a grand gift to Gorakhpur by flagging off the Vande Bharat Express train, a symbol of the potential of New India, at the Gorakhpur railway station. This is also the first Vande Bharat train for North Eastern Railway. Governor Smt. Anandi Ben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be present along with PM Modi on the launch of Vande Bharat Express.
As Prime Minister Shri Modi has been giving gifts to Gorakhpur on every visit. In the past, he has gifted fertilizer factory, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and Regional Medical Research Center (RMRC) here. On July 22, 2016, he came here and laid the foundation stone of AIIMS and Fertilizer Factory, while after completion of the construction work of these two big projects, along with these two, RMRC was also inaugurated on December 7, 2021. Not only this, he also started the PM Kisan Samman Yojana for the farmers of the entire country on February 24, 2019 from the land of Baba Gorakhnath. In this series of gifts, the name of Vande Bharat Express train will also be added on the PM’s visit on July 7. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has played an important role in getting the gift of all these projects from the central government.
In fact, the convenience of Vande Bharat Express from Gorakhpur is like a dream come true. Vande Bharat Express will connect Gorakhpur via Ayodhya to Lucknow. This will provide a lot of convenience to the pilgrims going to Ayodhya, tourists and those visiting the capital of the state and will save a lot of time in traveling the distance. Vande Bharat Express has been indigenously designed and manufactured. This train is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities. It will provide users with a faster, more comfortable and more convenient travel experience akin to air travel. It also has Wi-Fi facility. Time table has also been issued for running Vande Bharat Express between Gorakhpur to Lucknow.