Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched five semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express trains from Bhopal’s Rani Kamlapati Railway (RKMP) station on Tuesday.
Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, state Minister Champai Soren, Ranchi Lok Sabha MP Sanjay Seth and others were present at Ranchi railway station when the Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat train was flagged off. The train left the Ranchi railway station at 10.53 am and reached Patna with 30 minutes delay of the scheduled time.
The Governor interacted with school students on the Vande Bharat train at the railway station. Governor travelled from Namkum station to Mesra railway station in the ‘Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Train’.
Governor Radhakrishnan met the children inside the train. Students from 10th to 12th of different schools took a journey on this train.10 students from Ranchi, 30 from Mesra, 50 students from Sainik School from Koderma, 30 children from Hazaribagh DAV, 20 from Shivtara Saraswati Vidya Mandir, 45 students from Saraswati Vidya Mandir School Kumhartoli joined the journey.
He also distributed chocolates among the children. Children were seen excited regarding their journey on Vande Bharat Train.