PM Modi To Flag Off Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express at Rani Kamlapati Station in Madhya Pradesh's capital city today (1 April).

The new train being introduced between Rani Kamlapati Railway station, Bhopal and New Delhi railway station will be the eleventh Vande Bharat train in the country.

The indigenously designed train set of Vande Bharat Express is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities.

It will provide faster, comfortable and convenient travel experience to the rail users, boost tourism and promote economic development in the region, according to a PMO release.

PM Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express at around 3.15 pm today.

The Vande Bharat Express will be faster than the Shatabdi Express by an hour and will depart from the Bhopal division early in the morning, meeting a long-standing demand from commuters who had to reach the national capital a day before their international flights departing in the afternoon.

The 16-coach train set boasts a new design for the propulsion system and bogies, allowing it to reach a maximum speed of 160 Kmph in the Palwal-Agra section, 130 Kmph in the Agra-Lalitpur section, and 120 Kmph in the Lalitpur-Bina section.

To avoid timing conflicts with an already operating train that departs to Delhi on Saturdays at 5.55 am, Vande Bharat express will be given rest on that day, according to a railway official quoted in a Economic Times report.

This 24-hour pause will allow the railways to inspect and strengthen the rail track, as well as overhaul the train, the official said.

Vande Bharat Express will leave Rani Kamlapati railway station at 5.55 am, stop at Agra Cantt railway station at 11.40 am for five minutes, and arrive at New Delhi at 1.45 pm, according to the proposed schedule.