Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday committed new Vande Bharat Express trains to the nation. The inauguration rite turned into held in Mumbai in which the top minister flagged off the 2 semi-high-velocity trains, one among Mumbai and Solapur and every other among Mumbai and Shirdi. With the inauguration of those routes, India has now operationalised 10 Vande Bharat Express trains throughout the us of a.
While launching the trains on Friday, PM Modi said, “Vande Bharat educate is a remarkable photo of today`s present day India. It’s a mirrored image of India’s velocity & scale. You can see the velocity with which the us of a is launching Vande Bharat. 10 trains released.”
The Vande Bharat trains had been a massive hit amongst commuters. It is the quickest educate in India, with a pinnacle velocity of one hundred eighty kmph, at the same time as the operational velocity is one hundred thirty kmph, preserving in thoughts protection concerns.
Vande Bharat educate features:
The Vande Bharat Express, additionally referred to as Train 18, is an electric powered multiple-unit, semi-high-velocity educate being operated with the aid of using the Indian Railways. Its pinnacle velocity is one hundred eighty kmph, at the same time as the operational velocity is one hundred thirty kmph. It takes most effective fifty two seconds to attain a hundred km/h. For elevated operational protection, the Vande Bharat 2.zero trains are prepared with the KAVACH (Train Collision Avoidance System).
All the coaches of the semi-high-velocity educate are prepared with computerized doors, GPS-primarily based totally audio-visible passenger records system, 32-inch infotainment screens, onboard hotspot Wi-Fi for enjoyment purposes, and cushty seats.
Vande Bharat educate routes:
1. New Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat Express: The first Vande Bharat educate turned into flagged off at the New Delhi- Kanpur- Allahabad-Varanasi direction on February 15, 2019. The educate runs on 5 days besides Monday and Thursday. The educate departs from New Delhi railway station at 6:00 am and reaches Varanasi at 2:00 pm masking a distance of 759 km.
2. New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express: This Vande Bharat educate runs among New Delhi station and Mata Vaishno Devi’s base camp Katra, masking the space in 8 hours. The educate runs on six days besides Tuesday. The educate departs from New Delhi railway station at 6:00 am and reaches Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 2:00 pm.
3. Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express: This Vande Bharat Express turned into lately released with the aid of using PM Modi on September 30, 2022. The educate runs on six days besides Sunday. The educate departs from Mumbai Central at 6:00 am and reaches Gandhinagar Capital station at 12:25 pm masking the space of 522 km.
4. New Delhi – Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh Vande Bharat Express: The educate runs on six days besides Friday. The educate departs from New Delhi railway station at 05:50 am and reaches Amb Anadaura at 11:05 am.
5. Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express: The educate runs on six days besides Wednesday. The educate departs from Chennai at 05:50 am and reaches Mysuru Junction at 12:20 pm masking the space of 401 km.
6. Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express: This educate serves among Maharastra’s Nagpur and Chattisgarh’s Bilaspur. The educate runs on six days besides Saturday. The educate departs from Nagpur railway station at 02:05 pm and reaches Bilaspur at 07:35 pm.
7. Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express: PM Modi simply flagged off West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express educate on December 30, 2022. The educate runs on six days besides Wednesday. The educate leaves Howrah Junction at 05:fifty five am and reaches New Jalpaiguri at 1:25 pm masking a distance of 454 km in seven hours and thirty minutes.
8. Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express: This educate operates among Telangana’s Secunderabad and Andhra Pradesh’s port metropolis of Visakhapatnam. The educate runs on six days besides Sunday. The educate departs from Secunderabad Junction at 3:00 pm and arrives at Visakhapatnam Railway Station at 11:30 pm.
9. Mumbai- Solapur Vande Bharat Express: This educate among Mumbai and Solapur runs on six days besides Wednesday. The educate departs from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CST) at 4:05 pm and reaches Solapur at 10:forty pm masking a 6 hours and 35-minute lengthy journey.
10. Mumbai- Shirdi Vande Bharat Express: This Vande Bharat educate runs among Mumbai CST station and Sainagar Shirdi, masking the space in 5 hours and 20 minutes. The educate departs at 6.20 am from Mumbai and reaches Shirdi at 11.forty am. The educate runs on six days besides Tuesday.
