Vande Bharat Express starts commercial run |
Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, a Railways Production unit, has been the force behind a completely in-house design and manufacture, computer modelling and working with a large number of suppliers for system integration in just 18 months. As part `Make in India` campaign, India has made its first Semi High Speed Train, "Vande Bharat Express". At New Delhi Railway Station Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the maiden run of the train on New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route train today. He inspected facilities in the train and address a gathering on this occasion. Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal led team of officials aboard the train on its inaugural run. It stops at Kanpur and Allahabad. Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph and has travel classes like Shatabdi Train but with better facilities. The Train will cover the distance between New Delhi and Varanasi in 8 hours and will run on all days except Mondays and Thursdays. Vande Bharat Express has 16 air-conditioned coaches of which 2 are executive class coaches. The total seating capacity is 1,128 passengers.
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