With her eyes constantly scanning the tracks to move forward and her hands effortlessly guiding the Vande Bharat Express to reach its destination, Ritika Tirkey, a female loco pilot, drove the Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat train on its maiden journey on 15 September.
The Deoghar-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express, originating from Deoghar, under Asansol division of Eastern Railway, was virtually flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, along with six other Vande Bharat trains that will operate on key routes such as Tatana
Anil Kumar Mishra, general manager, South Eastern Railway has conducted footplate inspection in Howrah-Kharagpur section by Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express today.
Darshana Jardosh, minister of state for railways & textiles, thanked the people of West Bengal for availing the Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express & Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express for their regular visit to Darjeeling & Puri
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express has witnessed a surge in the number of passengers, according to Eastern Railway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off five new Vande Bharat Express trains physically and virtually from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Tuesday.
With the launch of the new services on Tuesday, their total number has reached 23.
The Vande Bharat Express trains are known for their state-of-the-art amenities, including comfortable seating, advanced safety features, and enhanced passenger services.
This new express train will run on newly-laid track along Patna-Jehanabad-Gaya-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Koderma-Tatisilwal-BIT Mesra-Ranchi route covering a distance of 378 km.
Earlier, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Vande Bharat trains will start covering all the states by June.
