This train will have only one halt between Delhi and Chandigarh. Its journey is going to be completely different from the Shatabdi train running on this route because Shatabdi stops at many places, but Vande Bharat’s stoppage will be at select places only.
TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Ravikant Singh
Updated on: Oct 13, 2022, 11:04 AM IST
The name of the train we are talking about here is Vande Bharat Express. This is India’s new age train that talks to the air on the tracks. It covers the journey of hours and hours in just a few hours. The Modi government is running Vande Bharat train from time to time on different routes of the country. In this episode, Vande Bharat Express will be started on October 19, which is being inaugurated by PM Modi on Thursday. This new train will cover the distance from Delhi to Chandigarh in just 3 hours.
The Vande Bharat train we are talking about here will go from the national capital Delhi to Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh. In between it will have stoppages at Ambala Cantt, Chandigarh, Anandpur Sahib and Una. Chandigarh can be reached by this train in just 3 hours. This train will run six days a week except Wednesday and will have 16 coaches. This train will run from New Delhi to Amb Andaura station in Himachal, whose distance is 412 km. This distance will be covered in five and a half hours.
To make the journey of Vande Bharat train enjoyable, convenient and safe, many special arrangements have been made in it. The train has a reclining seat that can rotate up to 180 degrees. This means that the front seat can be folded completely in front of the back seat. It is convenient for those people who travel in groups and have food and drink together. This train is fitted with automatic fire sensors. The coach is equipped with CCTV cameras and one can enjoy on-demand content with Wi-Fi.
This train will have only one halt between Delhi and Chandigarh. Its journey is going to be completely different from the Shatabdi train running on this route because Shatabdi stops at many places, but Vande Bharat’s stoppage will be at select places only. Shatabdi Express between Delhi and Chandigarh stops at Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Panipat. The stoppage of this train is fixed according to the morning, afternoon and evening service. This will not happen with Vande Bharat as it will stop only at Ambala Cantt station between Delhi-Chandigarh.
The average speed of Shatabdi Express is 75 kmph while Vande Bharat will run at a speed of 78 kmph. Shatabdi Express from Delhi to Chandigarh takes 3.5 hrs while Vande Bharat will reach in 3 hrs. On Thursday, the inaugural journey is being started between New Delhi and Una, which has been flagged off by PM Modi. The regular service of this train is starting from October 19. With the running of this new Vande Bharat train, it will be easy for the people of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to travel to Delhi and the journey will be completed in a few hours. This train will leave from Una at 9.30 am and will reach Delhi at 3.30 am.
