Vande Bharat: The eighth rake of Vande Bharat Express is proposed from Banaras to Agra. It will be a 2.0 rake with Kavach installed and it takes only 140 seconds to reach the speed of 160 kmph. This train will run from Tundla to Prayagraj from January 2025. South East Central Railway-Central Railway has got a 20 rake Vande Bharat with 16 coaches and Eastern Railway with 16 coaches.
JVande Bharat:. The proposed Vande Bharat from Banaras to Agra will have eight rakes. Only one rake will operate from both sides. That is, the rake that will run from Agra Cantt will return from Varanasi. This will be the rake of Vande Bharat 2.0.
This rake, which gives an experience like air travel, has Kavach installed. It takes only 140 seconds to reach the speed of 160 km per hour. In such a situation, from January 2025, this train can be run at a speed of 160 between Tundla and Prayagraj.
The Railway Board has also issued a letter of rake allocation. In which North Central Railway has been given Vande Bharat with eight rakes. Apart from NCR, South East Railway, South Western Railway and Eastern Railway have also been allotted one rake each of Vande Bharat with eight coaches each. While South East Central Railway and Central Railway have got Vande Bharat with 16 coaches, Eastern Railway has got a Vande Bharat with 20 rakes.
Now after the rake arrives, its route trial and speed trial will begin. Till now all the three Vande Bharat trains passing through Prayagraj are blue in colour. In such a situation, there is a possibility that this rake will be saffron in colour.
North Central Railway CPRO Shashikant Tripathi said that high efficiency compressors with UV lamps have been used in the rake of this train running between Baba Vishwanath’s city and Taj city for germ-free supply of air. Due to which the experience of heat ventilation and air conditioning will be very different.
Each coach has 32 passenger information and infotainment systems. Four platform side cameras along with rear view cameras have been installed outside the coach. There is also a provision for loco pilot-guard communication with voice recording facility. This train will run six days a week except Friday. Agra Cantt will do its primary maintenance.
