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Gatimaan Express: Inside India’s fastest train
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The lifeline of India, the common man’s travel has just undergone a slight premium makeover while the wheels also got faster. Gatimaan, India's fastest train hit the tracks on Tuesday. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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As the train was due for the flag-off at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in New Delhi on Tuesday, excited porters and passengers at the platform posed with the newest offering from Indian Railways. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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The train was decorated ahead of its maiden journey from the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station on Tuesday. The maximum speed it clocks: 160 km per hour. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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As melodies floated through the air at the station, train stewards and hostesses welcomed the passengers with roses on board the Gatimaan Express. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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And finally the Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the Gatimaan Express. The train will cover the 200-km distance between Delhi and Agra in 100 minutes. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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The Gatimaan express offers an all new ambience unprecedented in India. No whirring fans, no dirty floors. The train has two executive AC chair cars and eight AC chair cars. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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‘Sparkling clean’: The Indian Railways seems to have taken note of the most important complaint , that of cleanliness, with new designer interiors and new bio-toilets. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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With improved coach interiors with wide windows and free multimedia services for passengers to view movies, news and cartoons during their journey to Agra, the Gatimaan express looks miles ahead with what it offers. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)
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