Two new Vande Bharat Express trains passing through Bareilly Junction are expected to be launched in the next few months.
New Delhi: There’s good news for the residents of Bareily. Two new Vande Bharat trains are expected to pass through the city, as the Indian Railways has planned a speed trial of both trains. As per the recent update, the railway department is all set and excited to launch two new Vande Bharat trains, which are expected to pass through Bareilly.
Speed Test For New Vande Bharat Trains Soon
The Indian Railways has mapped out route blueprints that include Lucknow-Delhi, Kathgodam-Delhi, a stretch from Tanakpur to Lucknow via Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Sitapur, and another from Ramnagar to Agra. It is expected that speed tests for these newly planned Vande Bharat Express services will be carried out by next month on two of these routes that crisscross Bareilly.
Vande Bharat Trains Passing Through Bareilly: Route Details
Recently, two new Vande Bharat Express trains have been welcomed into the fleet of the Northern Railway Moradabad division. One eases the journey from Dehradun to Delhi and the other serves travelers between Dehradun and Lucknow, running through Bareilly. Furthermore, the Northeast Railway Izzatnagar division is eyeing adding a Vande Bharat Express service. Plans for having Vande Bharat Express services traverse a multitude of routes, such as Lucknow-Delhi, Ramnagar-Agra, Kathgodam-Delhi, and Tanakpur-Lucknow, were already being debated before the election period.
Update On Speed Of Vande Bharat Trains
The average speed of Vande Bharat trains has decreased from 84.48 kmph in 2020-21 to 76.25 kmph in 2023-24, the railway ministry said in a response to an RTI query. Railway officials said not only Vande Bharats but many other trains are also maintaining cautionary speed at places where “huge infrastructural work” is underway.
“Besides this, some Vande Bharat trains have been launched in difficult terrain areas where there are speed restrictions due to geographical reasons or extreme weather conditions,” a railway official said.
Citing the example of the Vande Bharat train between Mumbai CSMT and Madgaon, an official of the Central Railway Zone said, “Most of the Konkan railway area is ‘ghat’ section where trains pass through low height mountain ranges. It is a difficult terrain area where increasing speed could compromise safety.”
“Things become very challenging during the monsoon season when we have to keep the maximum speed for all trains at 75 kmph,” he added.
The RTI applicant, Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur, said, “The data, obtained through the RTI, shows that the average speed of Vande Bharat trains was 84.48 in 2020-21, which decreased to 81.38 kmph in 2022-23. It further deteriorated in 2023-24 to 76.25.”
(With inputs from agencies)