Gatiman Express News
Discounted fare can be for the full year, part of the year or month wise or seasonal or for weekdays/weekend, Railways said.
The discount will be given on the base fare of all trains with AC chair car and executive chair car accommodation.
Sharing plans for the future, Prabhu said the government had six-eight months ago called major technology developers working on increasing train speeds to more than 600 km per hour.
Even as the railways have decided to start work on the Rs.98,000-crore bullet train project next year, a swanky new Spanish high-speed train will arrive here next week for trials, for a service between the national capital and Mumbai.
The launch of Nizamuddin-Agra Gatiman Express, the first semi-high speed train to run at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour, today is the beginning of the execution of the Railways' ambitious aim to increase the speed of the trains.
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.
India's fastest train - Gatimaan Express - is all set to create history as it is ready to run between Delhi and Agra from Tuesday.
Opening a new chapter in the history of the Indian Railways, India's fastest train - Gatimaan Express - is all set to run between Delhi and Agra from Tuesday.
It will soon be a reality, with the Railways deciding to introduce train hostesses on soon to be launched Delhi-Agra Gatiman Express, the first train in India to run at a speed of 160 kmph.
Semi-high speed train between Delhi and Agra, Gatiman Express, which will run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph and cover a 200-km distance in about 105 minutes, will be operated by Railways for a year on a pilot basis.
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