Railway Fare Revision 2020

The Indian Railway has revised its fare for passengers traveling from ordinary non-AC classes to AC classes from 1st January 2020 onwards. The date of fare increase 1st January 2020 will be taken as a booking date, all passengers who have brought tickets before 1st January 2020 irrespective of their travel dates would not be ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Duronto Express • Gatimaan Express • Indian Railway • Railway Fare Revision • Rajdhani Express • Shatabdi Express • Tejas • Vande Bharat Express • Yuva Express

“Vande Bharat Express flagged off by PM Modi

India’s first engine-less Semi-High Speed Train (SHST), “Vande Bharat Express” has been flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route train from the New Delhi Railway Station on 15th February 2019. Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph and has travel classes like Shatabdi Train but ..

Topics: Express trains in India • Higher-speed rail • Indian Railways • Rail transport • Shatabdi Express • Transport in Delhi • Vande Bharat Express

Vande Bharat Express

India’s fastest indigenous train, Train 18 named as Vande Bharat Express will ply between Delhi and Varanasi. Train 18 is an indigenously developed world-class train under Make in India. The 16-coach train has been built completely in India by Indian engineers in a span of 18 months at the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. Features of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: Chennai • Delhi • Integral Coach Factory • Kanpur • Make in India • prayagraj • Shatabdi Express • Train -18 • Vande Bharat Express • Varanasi

Train 18 named as Vande Bharat Express

The Indian Railways has named the indigenously manufactured Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express. The train is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160kmph. The 16-coach train is designed and manufactured by the Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at a cost of approx Rs 97 crore. It is regarded ..

Topics: Express trains in India • Higher-speed rail • Indian Railways • Integral Coach Factory • Passenger rail transport • Rail transport • Rail transport in India • Rolling stock manufacturers of India • Shatabdi • Shatabdi Express • Transport in Delhi • Vande Bharat Express

Train 18: India’s first engine-less train becomes country’s fastest train

India’s first indigenously designed locomotive-less (engine less) train known as Train 18 (named Vande Bharat Express in January, 2019), breached the 180 kmph speed limit during test run in Kota-Sawai Madhopur section. When this train is made operational, it will become the country’s fastest train. It is touted as next generation Shatabdi Express and will ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Engine less Train • Fastest Train • India’s first • Indian Railways • Integral Coach Factory • Locomotive Less Train • National • Shatabdi Express • Train -18 • Vande Bharat Express