The Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro service will have nine stoppages and cover the 360 kilometre distance in 5 hours and 45 minutes.
Ahmedabad: In a significant boost to the regional connectivity of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the country’s first ‘Vande Metro’ service on Monday. The Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro is a fully unreserved air-conditioned train for which passengers can buy tickets from the counter shortly before its departure, Western Railway (Ahmedabad division).
“It will accommodate 2,058 standing and 1,150 sitting passengers. WR carried out a trial of the service early this week,” he added.
Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro service; Top speed and route details
According to WR officials, the Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro service will stop at nine stations and cover the 360 kilometre distance in 5 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 110 kilometres per hour. The Vande Bharat metro will depart from Bhuj at 5:05 AM and reach Ahmedabad Junction at 10:50 AM
‘Vande Metro’ : Key features and ‘KAVACH’ feature
The ‘Vande Metro’ concept is designed on the lines of the indigenous semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat service with fully air-conditioned coaches and the ‘KAVACH’ anti-collision system as well as other state-of-the-art features, they added.
On the first day of his two-day visit to Gujarat on Sunday, PM Modi will attend an event at Vadsar Air Force Station near Ahmedabad. He will inaugurate the 4th edition of the Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2024) at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre in Gandhinagar on Monday.
PM Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs. 8,000 crores in Ahmedabad as well as launch the second phase of the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail service.
Varanasi- Agra New Vande Bharat Express: Schedule and Route Details
The Vande Bharat Express is set to start running six days a week, connecting Agra and Varanasi. Covering the distance of 573 km between the two cities, in just about 7 hours, the New Vande Bharat Express will make the life of commuters easier. The Agra Cantt-Varanasi Vande Bharat train represents a first for the Agra Railway Division, making it rather special. Plus, exclusively, all loco pilots and train managers onboard are locals from Agra.
(With inputs from agencies)