Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India's first bullet train would soon be operational while inaugurating several railway projects. He highlighted the trial run of the new sleeper version of the Vande Bharat train at 180 km/hr. Modi also marked the country's milestone of exceeding 1000 km in metro network service.
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