Thrilling! Vande Bharat Express at 180-kmph | Watch

Vande Bharat, India's fastest train, reached the 180 kmph speed limit during a test run, Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said. The locomotive-less achieved this feat during the second phase of the trail run done on Kota-Nagda for a 225 km section.  

"VandeBharat-2 speed trial started between Kota-Nagda section at 120/130/150 & 180 Kmph," he wrote on Twitter and shared a clip from the train trial run.

Vande Bharat is designed to run at a speed of 200 kmph, provided the tracks and signals permit. It has 16 coaches. It can carry the same number of passengers who travel in a Shatabdi Express.

Vande Bharat has aerodynamically designed driver cabins at both ends. This cuts the time of loco reversal at origin and destination stations. 

#VandeBharat-2 speed trial started between Kota-Nagda section at 120/130/150 & 180 Kmph. pic.twitter.com/sPXKJVu7SI

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) August 26, 2022

 
Vande Bharat: Features and amenities

• Vande Bharat Express train has an intelligent braking system which enables better acceleration and deceleration.  
• All coaches are equipped with automatic doors; GPS based audio-visual passenger information system, on-board hotspot Wi-Fi for entertainment purposes, and very comfortable seating. The executive class also has rotating chairs.
• All toilets are bio-vacuum type. The lighting is dual mode, viz. diffused for general illumination and personal for every seat.  
• Every coach has a pantry with facilities to serve hot meals, hot and cold beverages. The insulation is meant to keep heat and noise to very low levels for additional passenger comfort.  
• Vande Bharat Express has 16 air-conditioned coaches of which two are executive class coaches. The total seating capacity is 1,128 passengers. It is much more than the conventional Shatabdi rake of equal number of coaches, thanks to shifting of all electric equipment below the coaches and seats in the driving coach also. It also has provision for Divyang-friendly facilities.  
• Adding up the green footprints, the train has a regenerative braking system in the Vande Bharat Express coaches which can save up to 30% of electrical energy.
• Vande Bharat Express train has fully sealed gangways and censored interconnecting doors for a dust free environment.
•  A fire survival cable indoor circuit will also be an available on the train. There will also be an improved air conditioning system