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Gazi Abbas Shahid August 9, 2025 8:10 PM IST
After completion of trial runs, Train 18 was ready for commercial launch, and was renamed as Vande Bharat Express to reflect its Indianness.
Gazi Abbas Shahid March 21, 2025 4:50 PM IST
The Vande Bharat Express train, earlier known as Train 18, is India's first engineless train as it does not have an engine like a traditional train.
Victor Dasgupta November 16, 2024 9:41 PM IST
Train 18 has all the state-of-the-art technologies, it offers modern air-conditioned coaches, automatic touch-free doors.
India.com News Desk June 19, 2023 4:34 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off the eight-coach blue and white train later this month. However, the exact details of the launch date is not available as of date.
Tahir Qureshi February 7, 2023 12:05 AM IST
This is not the first time that the Vande Bharat train has been attacked. Earlier also it suffered damage due to stone pelting and incidents involving cattle on different routes.
India.com News Desk August 22, 2020 6:42 AM IST
Notably, India has tightened trade ties with China after 20 Army jawans were martyred following violent face-off at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh.
India.com News Desk October 3, 2019 9:58 AM IST
Bookings for the train service to Vaishno Devi shrine have already opened on September 29 on the official website of IRCTC at www.irctc.co.in.
Charu Chowdhary July 16, 2019 5:04 PM IST
Shirdi, one of the most important pilgrimage spots in India can now be reached in just 3 hours by train.
India.com News Desk February 20, 2019 10:43 PM IST
This was the semi-high speed train's third commercial run after it started operations on February 17.
India.com News Desk February 18, 2019 1:19 PM IST
The Vande Bharat Express reached an hour-and-half later than scheduled to Varanasi on its maiden official trip.
India.com News Desk February 17, 2019 9:32 AM IST
The first breakdown occurred around 15 km from Tundla junction in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning after Train 18, which was recently rechristened Vande Bharat Express, had left Varanasi Junction for Delhi at 10:30 PM Friday.
India.com News Desk February 16, 2019 9:43 AM IST
The semi-high speed was launched by the PM on Friday.
India.com News Desk February 15, 2019 12:39 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged-off Vande Bharat Express, formerly known as Train 18 from New Delhi Railway Station.
India.com News Desk February 15, 2019 12:16 AM IST
Train 18 recently became India's fastest train, hitting a speed of over 180 kmph during a trial run.
India.com News Desk February 12, 2019 6:36 PM IST
The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.
PTI Feeds February 11, 2019 5:01 PM IST
The Vande Bharat Express or Train 18's air conditioned chair car ticket would cost you nearly Rs 1,850 and the executive class fare will be Rs 3,520 for a Delhi to Varanasi trip.
India.com News Desk February 11, 2019 3:07 PM IST
After hitting a speed of over 180 kmph during a trial run on a section of the Delhi-Rajdhani route, Train 18 has now become the fastest train in the country.
India.com News Desk January 27, 2019 4:49 PM IST
Considered the first locomotive-less train in the country, Train 18 will have two executive chair cars.
India.com News Desk January 27, 2019 10:43 AM IST
The Executive Class fare would be between Rs 2,800 and Rs 2,900.
India.com News Desk January 2, 2019 8:58 PM IST
The train which will run at a speed of 130 kmph will cover the distance between 11 hours to 8 hours
India.com News Desk December 27, 2018 12:58 PM IST
The train will start from New Delhi station at 6 AM and is expected to reach Varanasi at 2 PM. The return journey will commence at 2.30 PM from Varanasi and reach the national capital at 10.30 PM on the same day.
Charu Chowdhary December 26, 2018 8:16 PM IST
India's First Engine-Less Train to Run Between Delhi And Varanasi Soon
India.com News Desk December 20, 2018 8:22 AM IST
This is India's first engineless train as well.
India.com News Desk December 2, 2018 8:51 PM IST
Train 18 is expected to replace the current Shatabdi Express - a day train, if all things fall into place.
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