Secunderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train on January 19, 2023. This train will be the eighth semi-high speed train in the country and the second Vande Bharat Express in the South India. PM Modi also launched the South India’s first Vande Bharat train on the Chennai-Mysuru route.
The Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train will stop at Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada and Rajahmundry stations.
The Vande Bharat Express also known as Train 18 is an Indian intercity, semi-high-speed EMU train. The train has a self-propelled engine, automated doors, an air-conditioned coach, and a chair that can spin 180 degrees. Other features include onboard infotainment, a GPS-based passenger information system, CCTV cameras, automated sliding doors with retractable coach footsteps and zero discharge vacuum-based bio-toilets. The train can attain speed from 0-100 kmph in 52 seconds.
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Vande Bharat Train Routes:
Route 1: New Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
Route 2: New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express
Route 3: Gandhinagar and Mumbai Vande Bharat Express
Route 4: New Delhi to Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh Vande Bharat Express
Route 5: Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express
Route 6: Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express
Route 7: Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
Route 8: Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express