Gandhinagar Mumbai Vande Bharat Train: India’s first indigenously developed Vande Bharat train will run between Gandhinagar and Mumbai. Earlier the trial run of Vande Bharat Express has been successfully done. The train is equipped with ‘Kavach’ technology (Train Collision Avoidance System), an automatic safety system that prevents two trains from colliding. It is important to mention here that this technology has been developed in India itself and has been made at a lower cost than the imported train coming from abroad.
Railway Minister himself did a successful test
The central government in its budget 2022 has announced to include a 2000 km rail network under ‘Kavach’ technology. It was successfully tested by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav himself and its cost is 50 percent less than imported trains. Thus this train has fulfilled the Prime Minister’s commitment towards Make in India products.
Coaches with Control Management System
The indigenously developed semi-high speed train will accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in 52 seconds. Slider steps, touch-free sliding doors, and automatic plug doors are all standard on trains. The Coach Control Management System will control the temperature, the train will be controlled by the control room and maintenance staff apart from using GSM and GPRS technology for communication and response.
Toilet design will also be special in this train
The train has “special toilets for the disabled”. Touch-free bio-vacuum toilets have been installed for other passengers, similarly, seat numbers for blind passengers have been designed in Braille, the train has Level-II Safety Integration Certification, a rear-view camera, and 4 platform side cameras, which are aspirating. Smoke detectors and suppression systems in washrooms, electrical cubicles, aerosol-based fire detection, and suppression systems,
Ahmedabad Metro inaugurated on 30th September
Another ambitious project that will be launched by PM Modi includes the inauguration of the first phase of the Ahmedabad Metro on 30 September. Metro operations will start within two days of this inauguration. The first phase of the project to be completed will cost Rs 12000 crore, will have 910 lakh man-days and will have 96 coaches, 129 lifts, 161 escalators, and 126 entry and exit gates.
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