New Delhi: The newly launched Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express has change into one of many quickest trains in India because it reached the utmost speed limit of 161 kilometres per hour throughout its launch run on Saturday. The train cuts the journey time between Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi by an hour.
On its inaugural run on April 1, the Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express breached its anticipated speed limit of 160 kmph and touched the speed of 161 kmph between Raja ki Mandi in Agra and Mathura, stated officers. Notably, a small stretch of the observe between the Agra Cantonment and Nizamuddin railway stations has been designed in a fashion to suit the speed limit.
Earlier, the Ministry of Railways had stated that the Rani Kamalapati-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train can run as much as a most speed of 160 kmph over the Agra Cantonment-Tuglakabad part.
Sharing a video on Twitter, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated, “140…145…150…160 kmph raftar desh ki (speed of country)!! Our #VandeBharat”. In a video it may be seen that the GPS speed monitor on a cell is exhibiting the real-time speed of the train and because the speed limit was breached the passengers cheer in pleasure.
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PM Modi flagged eleventh Vande Bharat Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the eleventh Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and New Delhi on Saturday.
The semi-high speed train was flagged off from the Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal within the afternoon within the presence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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Delhi-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express timing and route
According to the IRCTC, the New Delhi-Bhopal Vande Bharat specific will run between the cities six days per week apart from Saturday. The train will depart Bhopal at 5:40 am and can arrive in Nizamuddin station at round 1:10 pm.
The train will run from Bhopal’s Rani Kamlapati station to Hazrat Nizamuddin station as an alternative of New Delhi railway station. During its journey, the train will cross by means of Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantt railway station.
Eleventh Vande Bharat Express train
Vande Bharat Express has redefined passenger journey expertise within the nation. The new train being launched between Rani Kamlapati Railway station, Bhopal and New Delhi railway station would be the eleventh Vande Bharat train within the nation. The indigenously designed train set of Vande Bharat Express is provided with state-of-the-art passenger facilities. It will present quicker, snug and handy journey expertise to the rail customers, enhance tourism and promote financial growth within the area.
More about Vande Bharat Express
The Vande Bharat Express is a high-performance, electrical multiple-unit train operated by Indian Railways. It was designed by RDSO and manufactured by the government-owned Integral Coach Factory (ICF), positioned in Chennai. It is taken into account a semi-high-speed train, which is the second quickest train in India.
According to reviews, Vande Bharat specific stays essentially the most worthwhile and profitable enterprise for Indian railways, with the very best occupancy charge of 130 per cent. It ought to be talked about right here that Vande Bharat was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
Upcoming Vande Bharat Express Trains
The Vande Bharat specific trains have already been working on a number of different routes comparable to Delhi to Varanasi, Delhi to Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to Jammu. However, the Indian Railways can also be planning to start out Vande Bharat on the routes from Jaipur to New Delhi, New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati, and Udhampur to Srinagar and Baramulla.
(With PTI inputs)
