Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the Lucknow Junction-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express and the Gomtinagar-Patna Vande Bharat Express simultaneously. Additionally, he had also inaugurated the Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express to run up to Prayagraj, by showing the green flag. The inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express between Gomtinagar-Patna and Prayagraj-Lucknow had already taken place earlier.
