PM Modi flags off semi-high speed train – Check Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat express route

Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Vande Bharat Express train on Mumbai-Pune-Solapur route on February 10 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai.The PM also inaugurated wo MMRDA projects and the Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy, located in Marol in the western suburbs. This is Modi’s second visit to the city in less than a month, with the announcement of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections round the corner.

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Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express route

The CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express will depart from CSMT at 4.05 pm and reach Solapur at 10.40 pm, while it will depart from Solapur it at 6.05 am and reach CSMT at 12.35 pm. It won’t run on Wednesday from CSMT and on Thursday from Solapur.

Here's the schedule for regular run of the new Vande Bharat Express.
CSMT Mumbai – Sainagar Shirdi VB Exp. will run daily except Tue. and CSMT Mumbai – Solapur VB Exp. will run daily except Wed. ex. CSMT & except Thu. ex. Solapur.#AmchiVande #VandeBharat #VandeBharatExpress pic.twitter.com/9BvKdBV5Fj

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) February 10, 2023

The Vande Bharat Train is an indigenously manufactured, Semi-High Speed and self-propelled train set. The train is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities, providing a much faster, more comfortable and convenient travel experience for railway passengers.

According to Indian Railways, Vande Bharat 2.0 is equipped with advanced and improved features enabling it to reach 0 to 100 kmph in just 52 seconds, a further 129 seconds to reach 160 kmph, and a maximum speed of up to 180 kilometres per hour. The improved Vande Bharat will weigh 392 tonnes as compared to the previous version, which weighed 430 tonnes.The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 is also environment friendly as the ACs are 15 per cent more energy efficient.