Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today flagged off two trains and laid the foundation for a railway facility, in different parts of the country, at Rail Sadan here through video conferencing.

Prabhu, who is in the Odisha capital to attend the BJP’s national executive meeting, flagged off the Life Line Express at Sindhudurg (Maharastra) and said it would be of great help for poor patients.

He also flagged off a train with vistadome coach between Visakhaptnam and Araku, saying the new coach having features like glass roof, LED lights, rotable seats, and GPS-based information system among others would of great enjoyment for tourists.

Prabhu also laid the foundation for a mechanised laundry under BOOT model at Visakhapatnam which, he said, would improve the quality of linen.

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