Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express

September 30, 2022
Current Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waved off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express.
Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express
  • It is the third Vande Bharat Express in India, the other two being from New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and from Varanasi to New Delhi.
  • The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express will run each day except for Sundays.
  • It is a 16-coach train with a capacity to accommodate 1,128 passengers.
  • Surat, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad Railway Stations are kept as stoppages for the train.
  • The train will be equipped with features like:
  1. CCTV cameras
  2. reclining seats
  3. automated fire sensors
  4. on-demand content with WiFi
  5. three-hour battery backup
  6. GPS systems
  • Apart from this, the trains’ Roof-Mounted Package Unit (RMPU) is also equipped with a photocatalytic UV air purification system.
  • The Government of India, in collaboration with the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai aims to build 75 Vande Bharat Express trains by 2023.

Question:

Q.1 Recently the 3rd Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated by PM Modi. It runs from _____ to _____.
a. Varanasi; New Delhi
b. Gandhinagar; Mumbai
c. Ahmedabad; Surat
d. New Delhi; Katra

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