The Vande Bharat Superfast Express seems to have a penchant for hitting cattle in Gujarat. The Gandhinagar-Mumbai train hit cattle between Udvada and Vapi stations in Gujarat on Thursday evening. The collision caused a minor dent in the train’s front panel. This is the fourth such incident involving the semi-high-speed train on the route since it began operating two months ago.
Earlier the train suffered damage on three occasions due to collision with cattle on the tracks. On October 6, its front panel was damaged when it hit a herd of four buffaloes between Vatva and Maninagar railway stations. The next day (October 7), the train hit a cow near Anand. In another incident, the train hit a bull near Atul railway station in Gujarat. The indigenously designed and manufactured semi-high-speed train is the third under the Vande Bharat series.
The fare for Mumbai-Ahmedabad journey by executive chair car will be ₹2,505, while that for chair car will be ₹1,385. The Railways has rescheduled Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express to accommodate Vande Bharat Express. Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously designed semi-High speed self-propelled train set of 16 coaches. The train reaches 160 kmph speed in just 140 seconds and it has better riding comfort for passengers at 3.5 (riding index).
The train has a Coach Control Management System for monitoring air-conditioning, communication and feedback to control centre/maintenance staff through GSM/GPRS. It is fitted with Passenger Information and Infotainment System in every coach. It is equipped with automatic plug doors with sliding footsteps and touch-free sliding doors inside coaches, the seats inside the executive class are revolving. This is the first train with aeroplane-like bio-vacuum toilets with touch-free amenities.
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