A 20-coach Vande Bharat train will undergo a trial run on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi route with a top speed of 130 kmph, aiming for semi-high-speed operations
Barely three days after Northern Railways conducted a trial run of an electric engine between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi on June 16, an eight-bogie electric train on Thursday successfully conducted a trial run between the two stations, including world’s tallest arch rail bridge, called eighth wonder of the world, over the Chenab river in Reasi.
The train will give a big relief to passengers travelling between Patna and Lucknow. The railways has yet to decide the timing of the train and the stations where it will halt.This will be the second saffron Vande Bharat in the state and third in the country.
East Coast Railway officials said the deceased were sitting on the third railway track which is being laid between Rayagada and Singapore road station.