Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express from Ranchi through video conferencing. AIR Correspondent reports that this is the 1st Vande Bharat Express connecting the two States of Jharkhand and Bihar. On this occasion Governor of Jharkhand CP Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of Education for state Annapurna Devi, Member of Parliament from Ranchi Sanjay Seth along with other MPs and MLAs were present. More than 170 students of various schools en route will be part of the historic inaugural run of Vande Bharat Express.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The indigenously designed first ever Vande Bharat Express connecting two States of Jharkhand and Bihar will bring a major boost to education, tourism and business. The train consisting of eight coaches will run between Ranchi and Patna and vice versa covering a distance of 379 km. Enhancing connectivity between Patna and Ranchi, the train will halt at Gaya, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Barkakana and Mesra stations. Reducing the journey time between two state capitals to nearly six hours the train will run on all six days a week except Tuesday.</span><br />