Central Railway has started track improvement to boost speed of Vande Bharat. When it is fully operational, the train will reduce travel time by at least 30 minutes.
Vande Bharat, Indian Railways: Vande Bharat trains have started operating in various states across the country in the last few months. In this episode, Shirdi Vande Bharat was also started from Mumbai. Now there is a great news for the travelers going to Shirdi. Actually, it can be decided to increase the speed of CSMT-Shirdi Vande Bharat train to 130 km per hour soon. For the last two years, the average speed of the Vande Bharat train is 83 kilometers per hour. The condition of many railway tracks is not suitable for Vande Bharat to run at its maximum speed of 160 km.
As per the directions of the Railway Board, Central Railway has started track improvements to boost the speed of Vande Bharat. When it is fully operational, the train will reduce travel time by at least 30 minutes. This will also benefit other trains on Igatpuri-Bhusawal, which will also reduce the travel time on this route by 30 minutes.
Mumbai CSMT-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express 22223 runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Sainagar Shirdi Terminal. This train departs from CSMT at 11:40 AM. The total duration of the train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Sainagar Shirdi Terminal is 5 hours 20 minutes. Please tell that there are 5 stations between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Sainagar Shirdi Terminal. It covers a distance of 343 km.
New Vande Bharat also meets UP!
Preparations are being made to run another Vande Bharat train in UP. This train can be run between Prayagraj and Tajnagari Agra. Railway Board Delhi has asked for reports from all zones in view of the operation of the new Vande Bharat Express. North Central Railway (NCR) has sent a proposal to run New Vande Bharat Express on Prayagraj-Agra route along with its report. Both the cities are very popular for tourism, the proposal said. There should be a luxury train connecting the two cities on this route of 452 kilometers. For this reason, a demand has been made to run the Vande Bharat train between Prayagraj and Agra.