Lucknow Press
Vande Bharat Express: Another new initiative is being started regarding Indian Railways’ most popular train Vande Bharat. Vande Bharat, which runs in different parts of the country, will now help in eliminating the hassle of waiting tickets. Vande Bharat train, which used to run with 8 to 16 coaches till now, is now going to run with 20 coaches.
A trial run has been done with 20 coaches in Vande Bharat train on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. This train has run on the track at a speed of 130 km. This train has been successfully trialed.
First Vande Bharat train with 20 coaches
The Vande Bharat train journey was trialed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad with 20 coaches. If the number of coaches in trains increases, the hassle of waiting tickets will end. The possibility of more people travelling will increase. During the trial, the maximum speed of the train was 130 km per hour. The train reached Mumbai Central from Ahmedabad via Vadodara and Surat.
These two trains already run
The first Vande Bharat Express was run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai on 1 October 2022. In view of the huge demand, another Vande Bharat train was run between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad on 8 March 2023. Now there are plans to run a train with 20 coaches on this route.
Ahmedabad to Mumbai in 5 hrs 21 mins
Let us tell you that during the trial run, the train left Ahmedabad at 7 am and reached Mumbai Central at 12:21 pm. Let us tell you that currently 102 Vande Bharat trains are running across the country. Currently, there are more than 50 train services between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, which also includes trains like Vande Bharat, Tejas and Shatabdi Express. Currently, the Vande Bharat train running on this route passes through Vadodara, Vapi, Surat, Borivali. The railways will soon share the complete details of the route, fare, speed, stoppage of the 20-coach Vande Bharat train. It is believed that after the trial, passengers will soon be able to travel by this train.
How much the rent could be
This train will cover a distance of 491 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The train will cover this distance in about 5 and a half hours. Currently, two Vande Bharat trains are running. One of them runs on Sunday and the other on six days of the week except Wednesday. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express (22961/22962) and 20902 VANDE BHARAT EXP run on this route. The fare of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express is Rs 1200 for chair car and about Rs 2295 for executive class (note that facsi fare system is applicable in railways). The fare of Gandhinagar Mumbai Vande Bharat Express (20902) is also close to this. In such a situation, it is expected that the fare of the new Vande Bharat train will also be around this. However, its official announcement is awaited from the railways.
The hassle of waiting tickets will end
Two Vande Bharat trains with 16 coaches are running between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. But seeing the huge demand for tickets, the railways decided to run Vande Bharat Express with 20 coaches instead of 16 on this route. By increasing the number of coaches, more passengers will get a chance to travel with confirmed tickets. Seeing 100 percent occupancy and occupancy on this route, the railways have decided to run Vande Bharat with 20 coaches.
