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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for various rail projects in Kerala during the programme at Central Stadium.
He interacted with selected school students inside the C1 coach of the Vande Bharat Express ahead of the flag off.
There will be no service on Thursdays. A stop was allowed for the train at Shoranur.
The Congress MP has said the SPG entrusted to safeguard the PM has become a 'law unto itself'.
In February 2002, 59 people were killed when a coach of the train was burnt at Gujarat's Godhra, triggering riots in the state.
The inaugural service will stop at certain main stations that are not part of the regular schedule.
The incident occurred near Singhpur station at around 6.50 am.
A trial run was conducted from Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur on Monday. The train completed the run in 7 hours and 10 minutes.
The minister said the rail tracks in Kerala will be strengthened so as to attain a speed of 110 km per hour within one-and-a-half year.
The Vande Bharat Express was delayed during the trial run as the first signal was given to Venad Express at Piravom station.
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