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Gatimaan express flagged off by Railway minister Prabhu
Agra/New Delhi: The Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off India’s first fastest train Gatimaan Express from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
The semi-high speed train will be operated between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantt stations and it will take 100 minutes to cover the distance of 200 kms.
Quick facts:
• The speed of train is 160 km per hours.
• It is decked up with 12 coaches and a free Wi-Fi facility.
• The Gatimaan Express has an engine of 54,000 hp.
Timings:
• The train will run six days in a week except for Friday.
• The train (12049) will start its journey from Delhi at 0810 hours and will reach Agra at 0950 hours.
• While from Agra, the train (12050) will departure at 1750 hours and will reach the destination at 1930 hours.
Also Read: Agra railway division wants operation of Gatimaan Express
The fare:
• The fare for Gatimaan Express will be Rs 690.
• The fare for the executive class will be Rs 1365.
• The fare is about 25 per cent more than that of Shatabdi express.
The trial:
• The last trial of Gatimaan Express was done on March 22 last.
• The train took 110 minutes to cover the distance.
• Two toddlers were knocked down by the train in the last trial.
• It even developed some technical snag and 40 minutes were taken to solve the problem.
Read: India’s fastest train Gatiman express to debut on Tuesday
Tweets by Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu:
Giving New Gati to IR:MR @sureshpprabhu flagged off India's fastest trains GATIMAAN #TransformingIndiapic.twitter.com/ebyG28DZVj
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 5, 2016
#TransformingIndia Our drive to scale new heights continues unabated:MR flagged off GATIMAN the fastest train of IR pic.twitter.com/KSsmdrQd5p — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 5, 2016
Adding Pace to Progress MR @sureshpprabhu flagged off GATIMAN fastest train of India #TransformingIndia pic.twitter.com/BbCoSRDAZn
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 5, 2016
