Vande Bharat Express to run between Dehradun and Delhi from May 25
Uttarakhand is going to gets its first Vande Bharat Express soon. On May 25, the Prime Minister will flag off the Vande Bharat Express between New Delhi and Dehradun in New Delhi. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami shared this information on Twitter.
The Chief Minister wrote that ‘a new chapter is going to be added in the development journey of Uttarakhand under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On May 25, due to the blessings of the Prime Minister, Uttarakhand is going to get the gift of Vande Bharat train, which will run between Dehradun to New Delhi. He has written that crores of times gratitude to the Prime Minister on behalf of all the people of the state for this unprecedented gift.’
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के कुशल नेतृत्व में उत्तराखण्ड की विकास यात्रा में एक नया अध्याय जुड़ने जा रहा है। 25 मई के दिन प्रधानमंत्री जी के कर कमलों से उत्तराखण्ड को ‘वंदे भारत ट्रेन’ की सौगात मिलने जा रही है, जो कि देहरादून से नई दिल्ली के बीच चलेगी।
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— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) May 19, 2023
The team of Northern Railway officials reached Dehradun on Friday. The team inspected the Dehradun Railway Station. Railway officials informed about the commencement of Vande Bharat train from Dehradun. According to them, this will be the 18th Vande Bharat train, which will run at a speed of 160 km/h. It is believed that the journey from Dehradun to Delhi through Vande Bharat train will be completed in about three and a half hours.
The Vande Bharat trains will consist of 14 AC Chair Car coaches and two Executive AC Chair Car coaches with a seating capacity of over 11oo passengers. These coaches will be equipped with modern amenities which have been indigenously designed to enhance the user experience of train passengers.
The trains have automatic sliding doors, reclining seats in all classes and swivel seats in executive coaches. All these facilities are rarely seen in Indian trains. Indian Railways is planning to run 400 Vande Bharat trains across India in the next three years.
