Date of Post: 26 Feb, 2019

The recently launched Trainset developed in India , named Vande Bharat Express -Train18,will soon run on 3 new routes :

1. Bengaluru-Mangaluru
2. Mangaluru-Chennai
3. Mangaluru-Hyderabad route .

These are the 3 new routes,which have been identified by the Railway Ministry for the new train to run.

More Information:

• The Vande Bharat Express is one-of-a-kind high-speed train and has been developed with indigenous technology .
• According to a report,It is expected that an automatic signalling system will also be installed on these routes.
• The Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently has been manufactured by the ICF (Integral Coach Factory),Chennai in a record time of 18 months.
• This is the country’s first semi-high speed train that is equipped with multiple world-class passenger amenities.
• In the coming years around100 more such Vande Bharat Express-style train sets will be manufactured.
• At present,the train runs between New Delhi and Varanasi and can achieve a maximum speed of 160 kmph and also helps reduce travel time due to its faster acceleration and deceleration technology.
• Moreover,the Vande Bharat Express takes approximately 8 hours reducing the total journey time by 25% to 45% to complete a rail journey between New Delhi and Varanasi.
• This Express train has been designed to replace all the Indian Railways’ Shatabdi Express trains.
• According to Railway Ministry,the new Vande Bharat Express boasts of several modern features which debut for the very first time on Indian Railways network.
• The train has been equipped with various state-of-the-art passenger facilities such as automatic doors with sliding footsteps,CCTV cameras,LED lights,on-board wifi entertainment,rotating chairs in executive class,GPS based passenger information system,bio-vacuum toilets etc.
• It has16 coaches in total with 2 Executive Class Chair Car coaches and 14 Chair Car coaches.

To know more about recent developments of Railways –

18 Feb, 2019: Indian Railways to produce 100 more ‘Train 18’ rakes

07 Feb, 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off ‘Train 18’ on February 15

28 Jan, 2019: India’s fastest ‘Train 18’ named as “Vande Bharat Express”

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