IRCTC: Till now some 11 Vande Bharat trains are running on different routes in the country. Recently Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat train has been started. Now West Bengal is set to get three new Vande Bharat Express trains and talks are on for the fourth one as well.
Vande Bharat Train: Indian Railways is continuously working for the convenience of passengers. Keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, the Railways has started operating the Vande Bharat semi-high speed train on different routes. Till now some 11 Vande Bharat trains are running on different routes in the country. Recently Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat train has been started. Now West Bengal is set to get three new Vande Bharat Express trains and talks are on for the fourth one as well.
Vande Bharat will run on these three routes
Railways will run three Vande Bharat trains between Howrah and other cities – Howrah-Puri, Howrah-Ranchi and Howrah-Patna. Fourth Vande Bharat Express is proposed between Howrah and Varanasi. GM of North Eastern Railway (ER) Arun Arora told that the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Vande Bharat train was flagged off by PM Modi on December 30 last year.
People liking first Vande Bharat
State’s first Vande Bharat train is being liked a lot among the passengers. Running at a speed of 100-130 kmph, the high-speed train takes just six and a half hours to cover the distance between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri station. GM of North Eastern Railway (ER) Arun Arora said that West Bengal will soon get at least three new Vande Bharat trains.
Maximum speed will be 160 kmph
He also told that work is going on to increase the maximum speed of Vande Bharat to 160 km per hour. He told that the help of the state government is needed for fencing on both sides of the track. Until the encroachment is removed from the entire track, the train cannot run at a speed of 160 kmph.
Let us tell you that recently Vande Bharat train has been started between Hazrat Nizamuddin station of New Delhi and Rani Kamlapati station of Bhopal. This train had achieved a speed of 161 kmph.
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