Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express launched by PM Modi

Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express launched by PM Modi

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Category : National Published on: October 03 2022

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express on 30 September during his two-day visit to Gujarat.
  • Vande Bharat is India's first semi-high speed train with a self-propelled engine. 
  • It is completely manufactured in India and has automatic doors, air-conditioned chair car coaches and a revolving chair which can rotate up to 180 degrees.
  • The first Vande Bharat Express from Delhi to Varanasi was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, 2019.
  • The two Vande Bharat trains which are operational are in between New Delhi-Varanasi and New Delhi-Vaishnodevi Katra.
  • The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has set a target of manufacturing 75 Vande Bharat trains by August 2023.
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