After the introduction of high-speed Vande Bharat train for comfortable long journeys across the country, Indian Railways has successfully completed the trial run of the train for Vande Metro in the country
The trial was carried out by the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) between Villivakkam and Walajah Road on August 3. It was done in the presence of top officials of Southern Railway as well as senior officials of ICF and RDSO.
It is reported that Vande Metro will have 12 fully air-conditioned coaches, which will provide seamless transportation facility to the passengers. It is designed for inter-city travel of 150-200 km at an average speed of 110 kmph.
Features
The train has been developed using state-of-the-art technology, which offers some of the best features to the passengers. The list includes automatic doors, comfortable seating arrangement, infotainment, hand holders for standees and CCTV cameras for better safety, etc.
It is reported that the train will have double leaf doors, making boarding and deboarding easy. The report also states that it will have impressive acceleration and deceleration, allowing it to cover more stops in less time.
Vande Bharat Train Network
Meanwhile, Vande Bharat train services are operational across the entire Indian Railways network, covering several routes. The list includes New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Varanasi – New Delhi, New Delhi – Amb Andaura, Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Rajdhani, Bilaspur – Nagpur, MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru, Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad, Howrah – New Jalpaiguri, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus – Solapur, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus – Sainagar Shirdi, MGR Chennai Central – Coimbatore, Rani Kamlapati – Hazrat Nizamuddin, Ajmer – Chandigarh, Secunderabad – Tirupati, Howrah. Puri, Mangalore Central – Thiruvananthapuram Central, New Jalpaiguri – Guwahati, Anand Vihar (T) – Dehradun, Indore – Nagpur, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) – Madgaon, Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ahmedabad – Okha, Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli, and the list goes on