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    11-Sep-2022 11:15 AM


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    Railways conduct successful trial of Vande Bharat train; key things to know

    After the successful trial of the third rake of Vande Bharat train the Indian Railways is planning to start serial production of the trains from October this year said reports.

    Speaking to reporters on Friday Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said production will be ramped up from a couple of trainsets per month initially to around eight a month As per the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year the Indian Railways aims to make 75 Vande Bharat trainsets by August 15 2023.

    The third rake according to Vaishnaw comes with more advanced features and can pick up a maximum speed of 180 kilometre per hour It reached 0100 kmph in 52 seconds compared to 55 seconds taken by the bullet train he said.

    The firstgeneration Vande Bharat trains picked up speed from 0100 kmph in 546 seconds It had a maximum speed of 160 kmph.

    According to Vaishnaw the weight of the new train has been reduced by 38 tonne to 392 tonnes which will help in faster acceleration The trains can also function with two feet of flood waters on the tracks Hindu Businessline reported.

    The new Vande Bharat trains are prefitted with KAavach a new safety technology in which brakes automatically get applied when another train is on the same track.
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    Source:- CNBCTV18