Vande bharat express trains

By Tirtho Banerjee: On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s fifth and South’s first “The train will enhance connectivity between the industrial hub of Chennai and the Tech and Startup hub of Bengaluru and the famous tourist city of Mysuru,” the PMO said. “If run at full capacity, the train can touch Chennai from Bengaluru in just three hours,” news agency PTI quoted a railway official. The first Vande Bharat Express chugged off on February 15, 2019, on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route. READ | The upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express offers a seamless and Here are some of the features that make it different from other express and high-speed trains in India: • The train's exterior appearance consists of an aerodynamic design. It has an advanced state-of-the-art safety feature, Kavach technology. Kavach technology is an indigenously developed system that helps avoid train collisions. • Its operational speed is 160 kmph. The bogies have fully suspended traction motors along with an advanced state-of-the-art suspension system. This makes the run smoother and safer. • It has a driver's cabin at each end, which helps in faster turnaround at terminating stations. All the classes have reclining seats, while executive coaches are also equipped with 180-degree rotating seats. These rotational seats can be aligned in the direction of travel. • There are 32-inch screens which arm the travellers with audio-visual passenger information and provide the...

This article is about Vande Bharat Express services offered by Indian Railways. For the EMU trainset, see Vande Bharat Express Overview Service type Status Active Predecessor First service 15February 2019 ;4 years ago ( 2019-02-15) Website .gov .in Route Line(s) used 18 (operational) 5 (to be commissioned) On-board services CC Chair (Economy Class) Executive Chair (Premium Class) Seating arrangements • • • • • • • Technical 1,676mm ( 5ft6in) Operating speed 160km/h (99mph) in a part of 110-130 km/h (68-81 mph) in other routes Average length 384 metres (1,260ft) (16 coaches) 192 metres (630ft) (8 coaches) Rake maintenance The Vande Bharat Express The train, then known as Train 18, was designed by the ₹115 crore (US$14million). On 27 January 2019, the services using Train 18 sets were named Vande Bharat Express with the first service commencing on 15 February 2019. History [ ] Background [ ] The first India operated EMU services within urban areas as Efforts to increase speeds [ ] For most of Indian Railways' history, speed and punctuality were not of primary concern as safety was of utmost importance. While India saw 325 accidents in 2003-04, this number was down to 106 in 2015-16. In June 2016, Indian Railways had sought First service [ ] After foreign proposals for introducing semi-high-speed capable EMUs were unsuccessful, Indian Railways at During its trial runs, Train 18 became the fastest EMU train India after attaining a speed of 180 km/h, 4 km/h shy of India's overa...

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Vande Bharat news: Railways will start operating Vande Bharat trains on five more routes from June 26, the first launch after the three-train accident in Odisha on June 2 that claimed 288 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the semi-high-speed trains via video conferencing. The routes on which the five trains will run are - Mumbai-Goa, Bangalore-Hubli, Patna-Ranchi, Bhopal-Indore and Bhopal-Jabalpur. The railway ministry had cancelled the launch of the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat train after the Odisha tragedy.

Image Source : PTI Indian Railways to launch 5 new 'Vande Bharat' trains Vande Bharat Express: Indian Railways is set to operate 'Vande Bharat' trains on five more routes from June 26. This would be the first launch after the three-train accident in Odisha on June 2 that claimed 288 lives. According to reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off the trains via video conferencing. The routes on which the five trains will run are - Mumbai-Goa, Bangalore-Hubli, Patna-Ranchi, Bhopal-Indore and Bhopal-Jabalpur. The railway ministry had cancelled the launch of the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat train after the Odisha tragedy. This is the first time that five Vande Bharat trains will start operations on the same day. While such launches in the past have seen a lot of fanfare, it is likely to be a relatively austere event this time in view of the Odisha accident. ALSO READ: PM Modi launched Uttarakhand's 1st Vande Bharat Express Earlier on May 25, Prime Minister Modi virtually flagged off the inaugural run of Uttarakhand's first semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train connecting Dehradun with New Delhi. On May 18, PM Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Puri and Howrah via video conferencing. The ultra-modern semi-high-speed train is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities. Following the launch of Odisha's first Vande Bharat train, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that PM Modi has set a target that Vande Bharat should reach almost ...