PM Modi flags off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 8 November 2025: Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru.
Summary
With the four new Vande Bharat Express trains flagged off from Varanasi, the number of Vande Bharat trains operating in India crossed 160, PM Narendra Modi said. He said trains such as Vande Bharat, Namo Bharat and Amrit Bharat are laying the foundation for the next generation of Indian Railways, and that pilgrimage sites are being connected through the Vande Bharat network.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 8 Nov 2025, Varanasi
- New trains
- Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur, Ernakulam–Bengaluru
- Vande Bharat trains in operation
- Over 160
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which of the following Vande Bharat Express trains was flagged off by PM Modi from Varanasi on 8 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Banaras–Khajuraho
The four trains were Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru.
With the four new trains flagged off on 8 November 2025, the number of operational Vande Bharat trains in India crossed which figure?
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Correct answer: C — 160
PM Modi said that with these four trains, the total number of operational Vande Bharat trains had exceeded 160.
Consider the following trains: 1. Lucknow–Saharanpur Vande Bharat 2. Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Which of the above was/were among the four Vande Bharat trains flagged off from Varanasi on 8 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Lucknow–Saharanpur was among the four (with Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi and Ernakulam–Bengaluru); Patna–Howrah was not.