Vande Bharat Express vs Vande Metro: What is the difference between Vande Bharat Express and Vande Metro train? Know the difference between the two..
Vande Bharat Express vs Vande Metro: After the arrival of Vande Bharat Express train in India, travel time has reduced to a great extent. At present, Vande Bharat Express train is running in many cities of different states in the country. Although the fares of Vande Bharat Express trains are slightly higher than the normal trains, but due to less travel time, these semi-high-speed trains are becoming successful in the country. 18 trains of Vande Bharat Express were launched in 2019 and have proved to be a gamechanger for Indian Railways.
Currently, 82 Vande Bharat Express trains are running across the country and a large number are set to hit the tracks in the coming times. Seeing the success of these trains, Indian Railways is working on introducing sleeper coach Vande Bharat Express and Vande Metro. Recently, information was received that the trial run of Vande Metro will start from July 2024.
What is Vande Metro? (What is Vande Metro?)
Talking about Vande Metro, it is a variant of Vande Bharat Express train which has been designed for short distances. Vande Metro is being introduced mainly with the intention of making travel easier in suburban areas in the country. With Vande Metro, Indian Railways intends to offer a rapid and shuttle like experience to the passengers at an affordable price. This network will connect 124 cities with a distance of about 100-250 kilometers and provide both inter-city and intra-city travel.
Talking about some big routes of Vande Metro, these include Delhi to Rewari, Agra to Mathura, Lucknow to Kanpur, Bhubaneswar to Balasore and Tirupati to Chennai. The prototype of Vande Metro is currently being developed at Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala in Punjab . The trial run of Vande Metro is to start from July 2024 and after that preparations for the launch will be made.
Let us tell you that both the categories of Vande Bharat have the same objective and that is to provide convenient travel by reducing the travel time.
Difference between Vande Bharat Express, Vande Metro
- Route: Vande Metro is specially designed to connect the big cities located at short distances in the country to help the students and working people. Whereas Vande Bharat Express train covers long distances and connects many big cities.
- Frequency: The frequency of Vande Metro will be kept higher. It is believed that this train will circle between the two cities four to five times a day. If we talk about Vande Bharat Express train, this long distance train operates once or twice a day.
- Size: Both trains can have a minimum of 12 and maximum of 16 coaches. But the designing of their boxes is different. Comfortable seats have been provided for all passengers in Vande Bharat Express train. According to reports, Vande Metro will have seating capacity for 100 passengers and 180 standing passengers.
- Speed: Vande Metro train can reach a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour. Whereas Vande Bharat Express train is faster and can reach a speed of up to 183 kilometers per hour.
