India's First Vande Bharat Metro Launches: Check Details

PM Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat Metro on September 16.

The semi-high-speed train has been officially named “Namo Bharat Rapid Rail”.

The Vande Bharat Metro will run between Ahmedabad and Bhuj in Gujarat.

A 334-km journey will be covered in just 5 hours and 45 minutes.

The train will run at a speed of 100-250 kilometres per hour.

The Vande metro service will remain operational six days a week.

The train will have a two-minute halt at each of its nine stops.

It will depart from Bhuj at 5:05 AM and return from Ahmedabad at 5:30 PM.

The train will have 12 AC coaches featuring 3 x 3 bench-type seating.

Each bogie will have wheelchair-equipped toilets and an emergency talk-back system.