Uttarakhand now has its first Vande Bharat Express train, which travels from Dehradun to New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the train on Thursday at 11 a.m. The train is part of Modi’s plan to create more environmentally friendly modes of public transport and electrify train lines across the country.
The Vande Bharat train boasts top-notch amenities and is outfitted with Kavach technology and other cutting-edge safety features. The regular operations of the Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express will start on May 29. The train will travel 302 kilometres in four hours and 45 minutes. It will operate every day but Wednesday, six days a week.
The first Vande Bharat for the state will leave Dehradun at 7:00 am and arrive at the Anand Vihar terminal in Delhi at 11:45 am. The second Vande Bharat will leave Anand Vihar at 05:50 pm and arrive in Dehradun at 10:35 pm. It would make stops in Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Roorkee, and Haridwar while travelling.
Modi hopes that this train will usher in a new era of luxurious travel, particularly for visitors to the state. Additionally, with the electrification of the entire rail route in Uttarakhand, Modi’s plan to develop more environmentally friendly modes of public transport is coming to fruition.
