MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): India’s semi-high-speed train, the “Vande Bharat” express, broke the record of the bullet train during a test run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. In just 52 seconds, the third Vande Bharat train reached a speed of 100 km/h. The train has finished its test run and received all necessary approvals to start operating for pay. On September 30, the train is likely to depart from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the trial, the Vande Bharat train also broke the record of the bullet train. The train reached the speed from 0-100 kmph in 52 seconds as compared to the earlier version which attained the same speed in 54.6 seconds.
As per the report, the train travelled the 491 km nonstop route between Ahmedabad and Mumbai at a top speed of 130kmph in five hours and 14 minutes. According to officials, the return trip took the train five hours and four minutes. If there is any stoppage the journey between the two cities will probably take about 6 hours.
The Shatabdi and IRCTC’s Tejas Express are two of the faster train services available on this route. Shatabdi takes six hours and 15 minutes, while Tejas takes six hours and 20 minutes. The government is working on the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. With the introduction of bullet trains in the future, the same distance will be travelled at a speed of 320kmph in 2–3 hours.
Make-in-India Vande Bharat trains are currently run on the Varanasi-New Delhi line. Each Vande Bharat train has 16 air-conditioned coaches with 180-degree rotating seats and a capacity for 1,128 passengers. It also contains a train collision avoidance system to prevent signal passing at danger spots and risky scenarios coming out of over-speeding and train crashes in station areas. The Railways has set a target of manufacturing 75 such trains by August 2023.
