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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 ..
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Prime Minister Modi launched the new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar and Mumbai. Key facts The latest version has cost over Rs 115 crore – Rs 15 crore higher than the previous version. The new train can reach the maximum speed of 160 km per hour in 129 seconds, around 16 ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Tourism Sector • Vande Bharat • Vande Bharat Express • Vande Bharat Express train
Indian Railways floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat Trains
Indian Railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 15 announcement. Highlights Tender was floated in a bid to roll out 75 such trains during 75 weeks of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Currently, two Vande Bharat trains are in operation: Delhi to Katra and Delhi to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Indian Railways • Train -18 • Vande Bharat Express • Vande Bharat Express train
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 completes trial run from New Delhi to Katra
The Northern Railway zone of Indian Railway successfully conducted trial run of Vande Bharat Express, known to be India’s fastest train. The trial run was conducted from New Delhi to Katra small town in Jammu and Kashmir. About Vande Bharat Express It is also known as Train 18. It can run at a speed of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Runs • India's fastest train • Integral Coach Factory • New Delhi-Katra • Train -18 • Trial Run • Vande Bharat Express
Update: Train 18 to serve more destinations
Train 18 will ply more routes and serve more destinations. Central Railway’s First Train 18 will shuttle between Mumbai and Shirdi. Mumbai and Shirdi are located at a distance of 291 kilometers and current trains take over 9 hours to complete the journey. The new Train 18 will reduce the travel time to just 3 ..
Topics: Indian Railways • Make in India • Public transport • Science • Train -18 • Vande Bharat 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