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16-coach Vande Bharat sleeper train to launch by March 2024, Vande Metro roll out by February
Fp Staff •The first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off on 15 February, 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it runs between New Delhi and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
WATCH: Man smokes cigarette inside toilet on Vande Bharat Express, THIS happens next
Fp Staff •The passenger smoked inside the toilet which resulted in automatic activation of aerosol fire extinguisher present inside the toilet
‘Opposition trying to wriggle out of anti-scam crackdown’: PM Modi on Patna meet
Chandanprakash •"All the corrupts joined their hands in Patna's meeting. Opposition is trying to escape the anti-scam crackdown. The corrupt leaders are trying to save each other. My guarantee is I will not spare any of them and I will take every scamster to task," says PM Modi.
WATCH: PM Modi flags off northeast's first Vande Bharat Express in Assam
Umang Sharma •PM Modi said the Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Vande Bharat Express will boost tourism and enhance connectivity
"Selfish, mean politics had always overshadowed modernisation of Railways", says PM Modi
•Prime Minister said Vande Bharat Express will immensely benefit the tourism industry of Rajasthan
Railways to operate Vande Bharat Metro train between Jammu and Srinagar: Ashwini Vaishnaw
•Addressing mediapersons at the first run of a track-mounted trolley on the world's highest arch bridge constructed on the Chenab river, Ashwini Vaishnaw said the USBRL project will be completed by December this year or January 2024
Explained: What are tilting trains that India will introduce soon?
Fp Explainers •A railway official said that India will be getting 100 Vande Bharat trains equipped with tilting technology by 2025. This technology enables them to easily manoeuvre curved rail tracks at higher speeds
'Railways to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26': Officials say
•The latest version of the indigenous trains with sleeper coaches will be operational by the first quarter of 2024
PM Modi launches south India's first Vande Bharat Express, connects Chennai to Mysuru
•The Prime Minister also flagged off the 'Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan' train, which covers holy places including Varanasi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj through an eight-day tour package at discounted rates for pilgrims
Gujarat: Woman run over by Vande Bharat train near Anand
•The victim, identified as Beatrice Archibald Peter, was crossing the track when the accident took place at 4.37 pm, an official said