Gatimaan Express News
The incident took place on Train No. 124049, when the passengers travelling from Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station (Jhansi) to Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi) ordered vegetarian meals.
The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express was flagged off in April 2016.
The train will run six days a week except on Friday.
Russian Railways is helping India's national transporter increase the speed of its passenger trains up to 200 km per hour.
After the successful launch of Gatimaan Express, Railways has undertaken a mammoth exercise of reducing journey time on the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes by increasing speed of trains to up to 160 km per hour at an estimated cost of about Rs 10,000 crore
Spanish-made Talgo has become the fastest train in the country by clocking a speed of 180 km/hr by covering 84 km in 38 minutes in a trial conducted by Railways on Mathura-Palwal route, surpassing the record of Gatimaan Express.
The Talgos may be introduced between Delhi and Mumbai.
Talgo train broke the record of India's first semi-high speed train Gatimaan Express which can run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph.
The Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express runs at an average speed of 85 km per hour while the Talgo train can maintain an average speed of 125 km per hour.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said efforts are on to take the public transporter 'out of the ICU' and create a situation where it can breathe well.
Railways is gearing up to introduce a few special services with improved passenger amenities for which the regular fares will not be applicable.
Travelling at a top speed of about 160 km per hour, the Gantimaan Express covered the 200 kilometres between Delhi and Agra is just 101 minutes or 1 hours 41 minutes to be precise.
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Next time you plan to take the train from Delhi to Agra, you will be ushered in by a hostess who will present you a rose bud as soft music plays in the background.
India's first semi-bullet train finally hit the tracks on Tuesday!
The country's fastest train - Gatimaan Express - was launched by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday.
Delhi-Agra Gatimaan Express: India's fastest train flagged off by Suresh Prabhu - know fare, timings
Opening a new chapter in the history of Indian Railways, the country's fastest train - Gatimaan Express - was launched on Tuesday.
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