Know About Vande Bharat Express

December 19, 2024

Basic :- An important milestone in the history of Indian Railways is the Vande Bharat Express, formerly known as Train 18.

It is the first fully Indian-built semi-high-speed train, capable of reaching a top speed of 180 km/h. There are 51 Vande Bharat Express trains in service as of March 15, 2024, spread over 15 zones.

Design and Development :- Thhis train which was designed by the RDSO and built by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, which is a diviision of the Indian Railways, is more than just a means of transportation.representing the nation’s technological superiority in railway transit, it is appropriately titled after the national song, “Vande Mataram.”

MILESTONES

Two Routes Rake

1 ( NDLS-BSB Route) since 17.2.2019

2 (NDLS-SVDK Route) since 05.10.2019

Basic Unit and Rake Formation

⬥ Train 18 is 16 car train with 4 basic units i.e. two number ofend basic units (DTC-MC-TC-MC) and Two number of middlebasic units (NDTC-MC-TC-MC)

⬥ All power components such as Line & Traction converters,Auxiliary converter, Air Compressor, Battery box, Batterycharger, Brake chopper resistor are mounted under the frame

⬥ Electronics distributed across all the coaches.