In Pics: Beauty of Vande Bharat's journey through steep ghats of Kasara
By: FPJ Web Desk | February 06, 2023
Vande Bharat Express is the first electric train to scale the Ghats of Khandala and Igatpuri without additional locomotives
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The railway inclines in Igatpuri and Khandala are the steepest in India
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Two new Vande Bharat Express trains will be launched from Mumbai on Feb 10 by PM Narendra Modi
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The two new Vande Bharat trains will operate on the Mumbai-Shirdi and Mumbai-Solapur routes
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The Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat train will likely run through 25km Bhor Ghat, between Karjat and Khandala, on route to Pune
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The Mumbai-Shirdi Vande Bharat train will purportedly run via Thal ghat in Kasara
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Both Bhor and Thal ghats are among the toughest ghat sections in the country and have multiple tunnels and high viaducts
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The Vande Bharat Express between Mumbai and Solapur is expected to cover a distance of around 400 km between the two places in 6.35 hours.
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The Mumbai-Shirdi Vande Bharat train will cover a distance of around 340 km between them in 5.25 hours
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8 Vande Bharat trains have been launched so far on various inter-state routes, including one between Mumbai and Gandhinagar.
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Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously designed semi high-speed self-propelled train set of 16 coaches and can reach a top speed of 160 kmph in just 140 seconds