Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully flagged off a new train between Varanasi and Kanyakumari to link the two important religious sites of the country today.
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The newly introduced Banaras-Kanyakumari Express service will benefit the large number of pilgrims from Tamil Nadu visiting Kashi.
An exclusive regular train service from Kanyakumari to Varanasi will strengthen the shared heritage and deepen the people-to-people bond between the regions.
This train service will also benefit pilgrims visiting the holy cities of Prayagraj, Banaras, Madurai, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Chidambaram, and Kanchipuram.
Besides this, the PM also flagged off the second Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat train during his visit.
Other railway projects that were inaugurated include the Ballia-Ghazipur City rail line doubling project; and the Indara-Dohrighat rail line gauge conversion project, among others.
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