India’s first natively built engineless semi-high speed train, Train 18, has been named Vande Bharat Express.
The train is all set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160 kmph and will be flagged off soon.
Piyush Goyal said, “It is completely made in India and various names were suggested by the general public but we have decided to name it Vande Bharat Express. A gift on the occasion of the Republic Day to people. Will request the prime minister to flag it off.”
The first locomotive-less train of India, Train 18 is a 16-coach train built in 18 months at a cost of Rs.97 crore. It is regarded as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express.
Some of the swanky features of the much-anticipated train include modern AC coaches, onboard Wi-Fi, infotainment system, touch-free automatic doors and GPS-enabled passenger information system.
