Vande Bharat Express 2 trains: What’s new?
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The Ministry of Railways on Friday said the upgraded avatar of Vande Bharat trains ‘Vande Bharat 2’ will come equipped with even more features and will be faster than its predecessor. Vande Bharat 2 trains will be able to achieve 0-to-100 Kmph speed in just 52 seconds and a maximum speed of 180 Kmph. At 392 tonnes, the new trains will be lighter and come equipped with 32-inch LCD TVs, an upgrade from 24-inch panels installed in earlier Vande Bharat trains. These panels will play WI-FI content on demand.
The newer trains will also be installed with air conditioners which are 15% more efficient than those equipped in the previous version. The ACs will have dust-free clean air cooling with a traction motor to make the travel more comfortable.
Reclining chairs which were provided to Executive Class passengers in the earlier version of the trains will now be installed in all classes of the newer Vande Bharat trains.
In the new design of Vande Bharat Express, a photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system is installed in the roof-mounted Roof Mounted Package Unit (RMPU) for air purification. As recommended by Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, this system is designed and installed in both ends of RMPU to filter and clean the air free from germs, bacteria, virus, etc. coming through fresh air and return air.
Vande Bharat is a self-propelled EMU train operated by the Indian Railways. It was designed and manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian government’s Make in India initiative, over a span of 18 months.
Also known as Train 18, it was unveiled on February 15, 2019 after four years of planning, manufacturing and trial runs.
