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Last updated: July 08, 2023, 22:42 IST
Later, the Minister communicated with the officials and staff of the ICF and took pictures with them. (Photo: Ashwini Vaishnow Twitter)
On a short visit to the city, Vaishinau, accompanied by senior officials of the ICF, assessed the production of the latest new-generation high-speed trains and toured the sprawling campus
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnau on Saturday visited the integrated bus factory and inspected the manufacture of Vande Bharat trains at the facility here.
On a short visit to the city, Vaishinau, accompanied by senior officials of the ICF, assessed the production of the latest new-generation high-speed trains and toured the sprawling campus.
“Inspected the production of Vande Bharat Train at ICF, Chennai,” he said, sharing pictures of his visit to the factory in a social media post.
Later, the Minister communicated with the officials and staff of the ICF and took pictures with them.
In 2018-19, ICF launched the country’s first semi-high-speed train popularly known as ‘Vande Bharat Express’ with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stopping the first train from New Delhi to Varanasi.
During the second week of October 2022, ICF achieved the distinction of having produced 70,000 more coaches since its inception in 1955, the highest of any passenger coach manufacturer in the world.
#He watches | Tamil Nadu: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav visited the Integrated Bus Factory (ICF) in Chennai where Vande Bharat trains are manufactured. The new color of the Vande Bharat train can also be seen in the video. pic.twitter.com/ToW3s0iZbU– Ani (ANI) July 8, 2023
Earlier in the day, Vaishnaw unveiled a special train that will be run on heritage routes across the country.
He inspected a train that had been converted as a steam locomotive at Dr MGR Central Railway Station here, and said more such trains will be introduced on heritage routes in the coming months across the country.
Vaishinau, on this occasion, also conducted a review meeting with senior officials of Southern Railways at its headquarters here, and discussed matters relating to safety, progress of infrastructure and station redevelopment projects, speed improvement works, and train schedule, among others.
Director General, Southern Railways RN Singh gave a presentation on the performance of the region which was commended by the Minister. A press release said Vaishnava had instructed the authorities to take corrective action wherever required.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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