Trial run of Vande Bharat Sleeper on Wed

Mumbai is all set to get a Vande Bharat Sleeper train. The trial run will take place on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara-Mumbai Central route. A prototype of the train will depart from Ahmedabad at 7.15 am on Wednesday and arrive at Mumbai Central at 12.40 pm, after covering a distance of 540 km in 5 hours and 25 minutes.

MUMBAI: Mumbai is all set to get a Vande Bharat Sleeper train. The trial run will take place on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara-Mumbai Central route. A prototype of the train will depart from Ahmedabad at 7.15 am on Wednesday and arrive at Mumbai Central at 12.40 pm, after covering a distance of 540 km in 5 hours and 25 minutes. It will halt for 2-5 minutes during this journey.

Trial run of Vande Bharat Sleeper on Wed

Sources said that once the train pulls in to Mumbai Central station, engineers will check the 16-car train and clean it, before it departs at 1.45 pm. It will reach Ahmedabad at 6.54 pm. “We are carrying out a Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Run (COCR) trial of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train at a speed of 130 kmph between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central,” said a senior WR official. The COCR test is carried out to certify the train’s speed.

The train’s 16 coaches are divided into three classes: AC 1st Class, AC 2-Tier and AC 3-Tier, with a total capacity of 1,128 passengers.

Earlier this month, the Vande Bharat Sleeper achieved 180 kmph many times during its trial run in Rajasthan. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had shared a video on his ‘X’ handle, where he held up a glass of water that did not spill despite the train traveling at 180 kmph.