Vande Bharat Express
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Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways. It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services. The train entered commercial service on 15 February 2019.
Vande Bharat Express | |
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Overview | |
Service type | Inter-city semi-high-speed rail |
Status | Active |
Predecessor | Shatabdi Express |
First service | 15 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-15) |
Website | indianrail |
Route | |
Line(s) used | 51 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Chair Car (C) AC Executive Class (E) |
Seating arrangements |
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Catering facilities | On-board catering |
Observation facilities | Wide windows |
Entertainment facilities |
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Baggage facilities | Overhead racks |
Other facilities | |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Vande Bharat (trainset) |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum) 83 km/h (52 mph)[1][2] (average) |
Average length | 384 m (1,260 ft) (16 coaches) 192 m (630 ft) (8 coaches) |
The trainsets are self-propelling Electric Multiple Units (EMU)s with eight or sixteen coaches. The trainset was designed and manufactured by Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. Introduced in 2018, the trainsets achieved semi-high speeds of 183 km/h (114 mph) on trials, but the operational speed is limited due to track restrictions, halts and traffic congestion. The maximum operational speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) is achieved by the Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express and Hazrat Nizamuddin-Khajuraho Vande Bharat Express on the Tughlakabad–Agra section.