Ernakulam, Nov. 8 -- Citing concerns related to women's travel in Kerala, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Saturday termed the introduction of Vande Bharat trains a major revolution in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off four new Vande Bharat trains from Varanasi. The new Vande Bharat Express trains will operate on the Varanasi-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Sarai Rohilla, Firozpur-Delhi, and Ernakulam-Bengaluru routes.

Gopi was onboard the Ernakulam to Bengaluru train and stated that the other trains, which run from Mangaluru to Trivandrum, and the other from Kasargod to Trivandrum, have become a "roar" in the present time.

"Travel was a major concern for women. With the introduction of two Vande Bharat trains, one from Mangaluru to ...