Vande Metro: Modi 3.0 government has been formed at the center. In this government, former IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnav has once again been made the Railway Minister.
Vaishnav has become active as soon as he took charge of the Railway Ministry once again. He is soon going to gift Vande Metro to the passengers after Vande Bharat Express and Amrit Bharat Express.
After the success of Vande Bharat Express, Indian Railways is now planning to introduce a new train ‘Vande Metro’ which runs between short distance cities. This train has been built keeping Vande Bharat Express in mind. The target of Vande Metro is to make short distance travel better for the common man. Let’s know about the features and other things of Vande Metro-
Vande Metro was first announced by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav in February 2023. According to the news published in the Times of India (TOI), two prototypes of Vande Metro are being prepared at Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala and ICF Chennai. They are expected to be ready in a few months. After this, they will be tested on a large scale.
Both Vande Metro and Vande Bharat Express run without an engine. But let us tell you that Vande Metro is being built to replace the old EMU train. It is clear from this that these trains are being started with the aim of making short distance travel comfortable.
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Vande Metro will achieve a speed of 130 km per hour. It will be much faster than the current EMU. Passengers will be able to enjoy a comfortable journey in the AC coaches of Vande Metro. There will be completely sealed passenger gateways for easy movement between the coaches, which will prevent dust from entering. All this will look similar to Vande Bharat Express.
Vande Metro will have lightweight aluminium racks for luggage. There will also be a Passenger Information System with LCD display. This will make travelling on short distances very comfortable. Vande Metro will have automatic doors for passengers to board and deboard.
There will also be points for charging mobile phones in the train. A safety feature called KAVACH has been provided in the train to avoid collision. Special lighting arrangements have been made inside the coach. Displays showing route information are also installed inside the coach.
Vande Metro will have modern design lightly cushioned seats. Lightweight cushion sheets have been used in making the coach. One coach has seating capacity for 100 passengers and 200 passengers will be able to travel standing.
