Vande Metro, to be inaugurated today by PM Modi, renamed ‘Namo Bharat Rapid Rail’

Updated: Sep 16th, 2024

Photo courtesy: X (@trainwalebhaiya)

The Indian Railways have renamed the 'Vande Metro' rail as 'Namo Bharat Rapid Rail', hours before the scheduled inauguration of the first train by the PM between Ahmedabad and Bhuj.

PM Modi, on his two-day Gujarat visit, is scheduled to flag off the Ahmedabad Bhuj Namo Bharat Rapid Rail today.

The trial run of the Vande Bharat train between Bhuj and Ahmedabad was completed under the Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway on September 8.

The train, scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad at 5.30 pm, will arrive at Bhuj at 11.10 pm, clocking a travel time of 5 hours and 40 minutes. The same train will depart from Bhuj at 5.05 am and arrive at Ahmedabad at 10.50 am.

The train will offer two classes of travel:

Economy Class: ₹1,052

Premium Class: ₹1,869

The fare per kilometre for the Economy Class is calculated at ₹3.14, while for the Premium Class, it is ₹5.92. 

The Namo Bharat Rapid Rail will make stops at Ahmedabad, Chandlodiya, Viramgam, Dhrangadhra, Halvad, Samkhiyali, Bhachau, Gandhidham, Anjar, and Bhuj.

Earlier, the Western Railways informed on X, “The Vande Metro train has 12 air-conditioned coaches with centrally controlled automatic sliding doors, modular interiors, continuous LED lighting, toilets with vacuum evacuation, route map indicators, panoramic windows, CCTV, phone charging facilities.”

The Namo Bharat Rapid Rail is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and all modern amenities and has some distinct features, which differentiate it from the Vande Bharat Express.

The Namo Rapid Rail is also equipped with advanced safety systems like KAVACH to avoid collisions and is also fitted with an automatic smoke/fire detection mechanism.

It has a seating capacity of 1,150 passengers. It has also provisions for cushioned sofas for added comfort to passengers. According to the Railways Ministry, it also has the exclusive features of Divyangjan-friendly toilets, a fully sealed flexible gangway and meal service among others.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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Ahmedabad-Bhuj ‘Vande Metro’ set to commence on Sept 16

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