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Source: The post is based on the article “PM flags off new Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar and Mumbai at Gandhinagar Station in Gujarat ” published in PIB on 1st October 2022.
What is the News?
The Prime Minister flagged off Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Gandhinagar station.
This is being called as ‘Vande Bharat 2.0’, because of certain upgrades it has received over its predecessors, the two existing trains running from Delhi to Varanasi and Katra.
What is Vande Bharat Express?
Vande Bharat Express also known as Train 18, is an Indian semi-high-speed, intercity, EMU train which is operated by the Indian Railways.
What are the major-upgraded features of Vande Bharat 2.0?
Speed: It can attain a speed of 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in just 52 seconds and a maximum speed of up to 180 kilometres per hour.
Weight: It will weigh 392 tons when compared to the previous version of 430 tons.
Safety Features: The train comes fitted with the automatic anti-collision system Kavach, which the previous trains did not have. Coaches have disaster lights and their battery backup is for three hours, increased from the last one’s one-hour battery backup.
Seats: All the seats are recliner seats as opposed to the previous versions which had fixed backseats in the lower class. Executive Coaches have the added feature of 180-degree rotating seats.
Wifi: The train also has a wifi-enabled onboard infotainment system and an LCD display in each coach.
Air purification: The internal air is filtered through photocatalytic ultraviolet air purification systems with UV lamps which deactivates 99 percent of germs.
