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Indian Railways' Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Achieves Major Feat With 180 Kmph Speed In Trials—What You Need To Know
The new orange colour Vande Bharat train (Representative Image)
In a significant milestone for the Indian Railways, the Vande Bharat sleeper train has achieved a peak speed of 180 km per hour in its multiple trials in recent days.
The trails will continue till this month end before this world class travel for long distance travel is made available to the rail commuters across the nation.
Sharing a video on X of a successful trial of the train in Kota Division, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "Vande Bharat (Sleeper) testing at 180 kmph".
The video shows a nearly full to brim glass of water adjacent to a mobile on a plain surface inside a Vande Bharat sleeper train.
The Water level remaining static can be seen in the video as the moving train achieves near constant peak speed of 180 km per hour exhibiting the element of comfort in the high-speed rail travel.
The post came after three days of successful trials, which concluded on 2 January, in which a Vande Bharat sleeper train in its loaded condition touched the peak speed.
A day earlier on 1 January, in a 40 km long trial run between Rohal Khurd to Kota, Vande Bharat sleeper train touched the peak of 180 km per hour.
On the same day, peaks of 170 km/hr and 160km/hr were achieved on Kota-Nagda and Rohal Khurd-Chau Mahla sections.
These trials will continue for the month of January under the supervision of RDSO, Lucknow.
Once these trials are over, the train will be evaluated by the Railway Safety Commissioner at the maximum speed.
Only after passing the final stage, Vande Bharat trains will be officially certified & handed over to Indian Railways for induction and regular service, the Railways Ministry said in a statement.
