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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off Vande Bharat Express train between Gandhinagar and Mumbai.

Vande Bharat Express

• The Vande Bharat Express offers a myriad of superior amenities which will provide passengers with aircraft like travelling experience.

Features

• Advanced state-of-the-art safety features including Kavach technology - an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System.
• The train has been provided with bogies having fully suspended traction motors for 160 kmph operational speed along with the advanced state-of-the-art suspension system ensuring a smooth and safe journey and enhanced riding comfort for passengers.
• The train has been designed to increase Indian Railways' Green footprint by dispensing with the power cars and saving about 30 per cent of electricity with the advanced regenerative braking system.
• In any emergency situation, loco pilot and train guard can easily communicate with each other as well as passengers, the loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express.
• The new Vande Bharat trains would have improved features including reclining seats, automatic fire sensors, CCTV cameras, on-demand content with wifi Facility, three-hour battery backup and GPS systems to make travelling safer and more comfortable.
• It also has a photocatalytic ultraviolet air purification system in the roof-mounted package unit (RMPU) for air purification.
• The weight of the train has been reduced by 38 tonnes to 392 tonnes and it can continue functioning even with two feet of flood waters on the tracks. These are made of stainless steel. Due to less weight, the passengers would feel extra comfortable even at high speed.

Final Thought

• Most of the parts of the trains are "Made in India" except for a few small parts. Vande Bharat Express is a new-age train redefining passenger travelling in India.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/pm-modi-vande-bharat-noise-less-airplane-8182607/

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