INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vande Bharat is also known as Train 18 and was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi in 2019. As of 2022, the Vande Bharat train runs only on 2 routes.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Train 18 will now be known as Vande Bharat Express. It’s a train built completely in India by Indian engineers, in a span of 18 months. It’ll ply from Delhi to Varanasi. It is an example that it’s possible to make world-class trains under Make in India, ‘’ Goyal said.

Detailed explanation-3: -The very first route is connecting the capital city of Delhi to the holy city of Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), making stops at Thyagraj and Kanpur. This train runs five days a week, except Monday and Thursday. The second Vande Bharat Express is running from Delhi to Katra (Jammu and Kashmir).

Detailed explanation-4: -It was expected to roll out by 2020, hence it was named as ‘Train-2020’ or ‘Train 20’ similar to its counterpart, Vande Bharat Express, which was initially called ‘Train-18’. As per the designers, the aluminium body would make it lighter, energy efficient and aesthetically ‘better looking’.