India, Aug. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains at KSR Railway Station in Bengaluru on Sunday, and will shortly launch the much-awaited Yellow Line of the Bengaluru Metro.

The flagged off Vande Bharat trains will operate from Bengaluru to Belagavi, Amritsar to Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Nagpur (Ajni) to Pune. While the Bengaluru-Belagavi Vande Bharat Express was flagged off in person by PM Modi, the other two were launched virtually.

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw were among those present during the inauguration.

After he launched the trains, he also interacted with some children.

After he flags off the ...