QuotePM takes a ride in Vande Bharat Express

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Gandhinagar station and travelled on the train from there to Kalupur Railway Station today.

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When he arrived at Gandhinagar station, the Prime Minister was accompanied by Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendra Patel, Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat, Union Minister of Railways, Shri Ashvini Vaishnav, and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri. The Prime Minister inspected the train coaches of the Vande Bharat Express 2.0 and took stock of the onboard facilities. Shri Modi also inspected the control centre of the locomotive engine of Vande Bharat Express 2.0.

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The Prime Minister then flagged off the new & upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar and Mumbai and travelled on the train from there to Kalupur Railway Station. The Prime Minister also interacted with his co-passengers including those from the family members of Railways staff, women entrepreneurs and researchers and youngsters. He also interacted with workers, engineers and other staff who toiled to make Vande Bharat trains a shining success.

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Vande Bharat Express 2.0 between Gandhinagar and Mumbai is going to be a game changer and will boost connectivity between the two business hubs of India. It will enable business owners from Gujarat to travel to Mumbai and vice versa without bearing the brunt of high-cost airline tickets while availing facilities that are available on air. One-way travel time of Vande Bharat Express 2.0 from Gandhinagar to Mumbai is estimated at around 6-7 hours.

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The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 offers a myriad of superior and aircraft-like travelling experiences. It is equipped with advanced state-of-the-art safety features including an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System - KAVACH.

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Vande Bharat 2.0 will be equipped with more advancements and improved features such as reaching the speed of 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in just 52 seconds, and a maximum speed up to 180 kilometres per hour. The improved Vande Bharat Express will weigh 392 tons when compared to the previous version of 430 tons. It will also have a Wi-Fi content on-demand facility. Every coach is equipped with 32” screens providing passenger information and infotainment compared to 24” in the previous version. Vande Bharat Express is also going to be environment friendly as the ACs will be 15 per cent more energy efficient. With dust-free clean air cooling of the traction motor, the travel will become more comfortable. Side recliner seat facility which was provided only to Executive Class passengers earlier will now be made available for all classes. Executive Coaches have the added feature of 180-degree rotating seats

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In the new design of Vande Bharat Express, a photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system is installed in the Roof-Mounted Package Unit (RMPU) for air purification. As recommended by Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, this system is designed and installed on both ends of RMPU to filter and clean the air free from germs, bacteria, viruses etc. coming through fresh air and return air.

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  • VSS RAO April 07, 2023

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  • SATYAPRIYA SADHYA October 12, 2022

    jai hind
  • sohalo ngadong October 11, 2022

    congratulations.. jai Hind
  • Sarah Mathews Chacko October 05, 2022

    Wonderful. Now Ahmedabad will be a short time away. The local Gujurat travel is also awesome
  • JAI October 04, 2022

    भारतीय स्वतंत्रता आन्दोलन की आवाज को विदेशों में बुलंद करने वाले महान स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी एवं संस्कृत व वैदिक शास्त्रों के मूर्धन्य विद्वान श्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत्-शत् नमन। क्रान्तिकारी गतिविधियों के माध्यम से भारत की आजादी के संकल्प को गतिशील करने वाले एवं अनेकों क्रान्तिकारियों के प्रेरणा स्रोत !!!
  • JAI October 04, 2022

    भारतीय स्वतंत्रता आन्दोलन की आवाज को विदेशों में बुलंद करने वाले महान स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी एवं संस्कृत व वैदिक शास्त्रों के मूर्धन्य विद्वान श्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत्-शत् नमन। क्रान्तिकारी गतिविधियों के माध्यम से भारत की आजादी के संकल्प को गतिशील करने वाले एवं अनेकों क्रान्तिकारियों के प्रेरणा स्रोत !!!
  • JAI October 04, 2022

    भारतीय स्वतंत्रता आन्दोलन की आवाज को विदेशों में बुलंद करने वाले महान स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी एवं संस्कृत व वैदिक शास्त्रों के मूर्धन्य विद्वान श्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत्-शत् नमन। क्रान्तिकारी गतिविधियों के माध्यम से भारत की आजादी के संकल्प को गतिशील करने वाले एवं अनेकों क्रान्तिकारियों के प्रेरणा स्रोत !!!
  • JAI October 04, 2022

    भारतीय स्वतंत्रता आन्दोलन की आवाज को विदेशों में बुलंद करने वाले महान स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी एवं संस्कृत व वैदिक शास्त्रों के मूर्धन्य विद्वान श्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत्-शत् नमन। क्रान्तिकारी गतिविधियों के माध्यम से भारत की आजादी के संकल्प को गतिशील करने वाले एवं अनेकों क्रान्तिकारियों के प्रेरणा स्रोत !!!!!
  • Devraj Chauhan October 04, 2022

    If our India country becomes a Hindu national, then terrorist activities will stop completely, this country will end securium, casteism will end from this country and in 2024 again Narendra Modi can become the Prime Minister again.
  • Devraj Chauhan October 04, 2022

    Till India does not become a Hindu national country, there is no existence, no matter how much progress the country may make.
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