With ten successful Vande Bharat trains operating all over India, it’s time for the 11th Vande Bharat Express to run between Delhi and Jaipur. The services are expected to begin mostly by March 31, 2023, or by the first week of April. The travel time then, between the two metropolitans, will be reduced to less than two hours. It will be operated by the North Western Railway (NWR) zone and is going to be the first ultra-modern train in Rajasthan.
As per a published report by the Financial Express, the railway minister Ashwini Shaw has stated that the new Vande Bharat Express train will be arriving at Jaipur by March 24, 2023.
Vande Bharat Express to outdistance the travel time covered by Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai high-speed expressway
One very significant point is that the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express is expected to overtake the Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai high-speed expressway in terms of travel time, which is also supposed to decrease the travel time to 2.5-3 hours. At present, it takes around 5-6 hours to travel between the two cities.
A new Pantograph design for the new Vande Bharat Express train
The railway minister further shared that the aerial electric lines are at a towering height on the New Delhi–Jaipur railway route. The height is due to the regular double container trains that pass through the same tracks. This is why the pantographs have been specially designed.
A pantograph is mainly the connection between the overhead contact wire and the power circuit of a train and is located on the roof of a train. It further supplies the electricity needed to power the train.
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All you need to know
- The Vande Bharat Express, also regarded as Train 18, was first inaugurated in 2019, on the Delhi-Katra and Delhi-Varanasi routes.
- The third in the series and a 2.0 version of the train was launched on September 30, 2022.
- This Vande Bharat Express is the very first train that covers the distance between Ahmedabad and Mumbai in only 5 hours 45 minutes, the first train to reduce the travel time between Chandigarh and Delhi to just 3 hours, and also the first to cover the distance from Bilaspur to Nagpur in just 5 hours.
- Although the semi-high-speed train is capable of reaching a speed of 180 kilometres per hour, due to the current position of the rails, it can only travel at a speed of 130 kilometres per hour.
- Presently, New Delhi–Varanasi, New Delhi–Katra, New Delhi–Ambala Andaura, Gandhinagar–Mumbai, Nagpur–Bilaspur, Chennai–Mysuru, Mumbai–Shirdi, Mumbai–Solapur, Secunderabad–Vishakhapatnam, and Howrah–New Jalpaiguri are the ten routes covered by the semi-high speed train.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Answer: The semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, is majorly famous for having the highest acceleration on the Indian rail network.
Answer: Currently, India has a total of 7 Vande Bharat trains.
Answer: It is expected that the Vande Bharat Express will cover the distance between Delhi and Jaipur in just 1 hour and 45 minutes. The services shall begin before March 2023.
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