India, Nov. 8 -- The Ernakulam-KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat, one of the four trains flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, is Southern Railway's first inter-state semi-high-speed premium service connecting Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

The eight-coach train passes through major cities across Kerala and Tamil Nadu - Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode and Salem - before reaching Krishnarajapuram and KSR Bengaluru, according to PTI report.

Chair car seats will cost Rs.1,095, while executive class seats are priced at Rs.2,289.

Officials say the new link between the three states will boost business and tourism.

It will be the third Vande Bharat to originate from Kerala.

In a statement, Southern Railway sai...