PM Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Ukraine will take the 'Train Force One' from Poland. This is a train which has been used in the past by top world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and French leaders Emmanuel Macron to travel to the war-torn country. The train has luxurious interiors and also high security to keep passengers safe.
Warsaw : Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently on a visit to Poland, will leave for Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Friday, August 23. This will be the first visit by an Indian PM to the war-torn country in decades. He will be travelling by ‘Train Force One’, a luxury train from Poland to Ukraine.
Key features of train taken to Ukraine by world leaders The train which PM Modi is travelling is a luxurious one and is often preferred for travel to Ukraine by world leaders. Some of the leaders who have travelled on this train include US President Joe Biden and France leader Emmanuel Macron. Apart from that the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also uses the ‘Train Force One’ for his international trips.
PM Modi will spend some 20 hours travelling by the train and spend 7 hours in the country. This is the first visit of an Indian leader to Ukraine, ever since the war with Russia started. The train was built in 2014 for tourists in Crimea.
Later after the war began, it was repurposed to take world leaders to the country, ravaged by war. The train has a modern and spacious interior, much like some high-end hotel. A big tab.