New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday noted that the Amritsar to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a "great boon" for pilgrims, tourists, businessmen and regular commuters.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains at KSR Railway Station in Karnataka's capital city of Bengaluru.

These included trains from Bengaluru to Belagavi, Amritsar to Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Nagpur (Ajni) to Pune.

The flagging of these new Vande Bharat trains underlines the central government's efforts to rejuvenate Indian railways to provide a world-class travel experience to the people.

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