Vande Bharat Train / PM Modi will inaugurate the country's third Vande Bharat train today, see the route, timing and fare here

Vande Bharat Train: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Vande Bharat Train on Friday and he will also travel from Gandhinagar to Kalupur in Gujarat for about half an hour. PM Modi inaugurated Vande Bharat when it was first launched in Delhi in 2019. Then, though, he didn't ride on it. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said that like the popular smartphone, Vande Bharat will be upgraded with each series of production and come with a new "version", even though the name will remain the same. This third 'Vande Bharat' train of the country will run between Gandhinagar in Gujarat to Mumbai Central in Maharashtra. It will cover a total distance of 500 km in 6.30 hours.

what will be the timing of the train

Vande Bharat Express will depart from Mumbai Central at 6:10 am and reach Gandhinagar Rajdhani at 12:30 pm. The train will stop at Surat at 8:50 am, at Vadodara at 10:20 and at Ahmedabad at 11:35. In the return journey, Vande Bharat Express will leave Gandhinagar Rajdhani at 2:05 PM and reach Mumbai Central at 8:35 PM. It will halt at Ahmedabad Railway Station at 2:40 PM, Vadodara at 4 PM and Surat at 5:40 PM. The Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

What will be its specialty

This Vande Bharat Express running between Gandhinagar Capital and Mumbai Central will have 16 coaches. Vande Bharat is a semi high speed train. It is a self propelled engine train. It does not have a separate engine. It has automatic doors and air-conditioned chair car coaches and a revolving chair that can rotate up to 180 degrees. The biggest thing is that this is a Made in India train. Its maximum speed can be 180 kmph, as well as it can achieve the speed of 100 kmph in just 52 seconds. It has been equipped with collision prevention 'Kavach' technology. At the same time, there is a special toilet for the differently-abled in the train.

what will be the rent

• Chair Car Hire (Including Catering)
• Mumbai Central to Surat - Rs 950
• Mumbai Central to Vadodara - Rs 1230
• Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad - Rs 1385

fare for executive class (including catering)

• Mumbai Central to Surat - Rs 1665
• Mumbai Central to Vadodara - Rs 2190
• Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad - Rs 2505