Source: The post is based on the article “Tracking the train to Kashmir: How the Vande Bharat is set to transform commute in the Valley” published in Indian Express on 13th April 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 About the History of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) Project3 What are the challenges in implementing the railway… Continue reading Tracking the train to Kashmir: How the Vande Bharat is set to transform commute in the Valley
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Vande Bharat Express
News:Union Minister for Home Affairs has flagged off the New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express in New Delhi. Facts: The Vande Bharat Express will depart from the New Delhi Railway Station and reach Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. The train will give a big boost to the religious tourism as many Hindus have a desire to… Continue reading Vande Bharat Express
Production of Vande Bharat Express comes to a grinding halt
Recently,the production of India’s first semi high-speed train called as Vande Bharat Express(Train 18) has been stopped at the Integral Coach Factory(ICF) in Chennai. The reason is that the design of the Train has been found to be violative of certain specifications. The primary issue was that making of Train had dozens of deviations from… Continue reading Production of Vande Bharat Express comes to a grinding halt
India’s fastest Vande Bharat Express to be flagged off by PM Narendra Modi tomorrow
India’s first semi-high speed train Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) will be flagged off by Prime Minister. Train 18 is India’s first indigenously built engineless train capable of running at a speed of up to 160 kmph,It is also being referred to as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express. The fully air-conditioned semi-high speed… Continue reading India’s fastest Vande Bharat Express to be flagged off by PM Narendra Modi tomorrow
