CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On 27 January 2019, Train 18 was renamed to Vande Bharat Express to honour the fact that the train was manufactured entirely in India for covering distances of 500kms to 750kms. It was designed with the vision of low-cost maintenance and cost optimization in mind. It began operations on 15 February 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Vande Bharat Express train was flagged off on February 15, 2019, on the New Delhi- Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route. 1 On January 15, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the eighth Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad (Telangana) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

Detailed explanation-3: -Vande Bharat Express trains list: There are a total of 7 advanced high-speed Vande Bharat Express Trains that are operational in the country till January 12. The 8th Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam is flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 15.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s first Vande Bharat Express was launched on New Delhi-Varanasi route on February 15, 2019 by PM Modi. The train covers a distance of 771 km in eight hours. The train runs on all days except Monday and Thursday.

Detailed explanation-5: -The new Vande Bharat Express trains will run on the Mumbai-Pune-Solapur route. The train will depart from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station in Mumbai and travel to Solapur via Pune. It will hardly take 1 hour and 50 minutes to reach Pune from Mumbai.