Indian Railway: Many trains are running in the country. However, Vande Bharat is being discussed a lot in recent times. Vande Bharat train is a great project started by the Modi government, due to which the passengers are getting a better railway experience.
However, there are many people who would not be aware of the features of Vande Bharat train. In such a situation, today we are going to tell you about the special things of Vande Bharat train.
If media reports are to be believed, sleeper coaches will soon be added to Vande Bharat trains. With this, passengers will be able to travel comfortably. According to media reports, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav announced that soon sleeper berths will be arranged in Vande Bharat trains. He informed that Indian Railways has been given a target of running 400 Vande Bharat trains.
Presently Vande Bharat trains have only chair car facility. But after the installation of sleeper coaches, passengers in Vande Bharat will be able to travel by sleeping comfortably. With this, the train can also be run on long routes. With the addition of sleeper coach, the revenue of the Railways will also increase and the passenger will be taken to his station in less time. During this the speed of the train is 130 km.
Will be more than per hour. Actually, Vande Bharat train currently has chair seating. Indian Railways conducted a survey to run Sleeper Vande Bharat, in which it was seen that it can provide more facilities to passengers on long routes. This survey was done on those routes in which the number of passengers is more and those routes are also important in terms of earning. Railways is currently preparing that if Vande Bharat train is run on long routes, then how much benefit is going to be there.
Vande Bharat Train
The Vande Bharat Express is an electric multiple-train unit operated by the Indian Railways. Vande Bharat trains run during the day, similar to Shatabdi Express covering major Indian cities in less than a day. Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated for the first time on 17 February 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Features of Vande Bharat Express
- With a top speed of 180 kmph, Vande Bharat Express can easily cover a distance of 1300 kms in just 8 hours.
- This is the first train which was completely manufactured in India.
- A locomotive is not required for a train.
- Vande Bharat Express is made of stainless steel, which makes it lighter and more energy efficient.
- The train is equipped with several advanced features like bio-vacuum toilets, automatic doors and GPS based passenger information system.
- Vande Bharat Express offers more spacious and comfortable interiors as compared to other trains in India.
- On-board hotspot Wi-Fi and very comfortable seating for entertainment purposes.
- There are also revolving chairs in this train.
- Every coach has a pantry with facility to serve hot food, hot and cold beverages.
- Vande Bharat Express has 16 air-conditioned coaches, out of which two are Executive Class coaches.
- It has a seating capacity of 1,128 passengers.
