Gatimaan Express, India's fastest train completed its maiden journey from Delhi to Agra in 100 minutes as compared to about 2-3 hours that other trains take to cover the distance.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the train from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station on Tuesday morning.
The train runs at a speed of 160 km per hour, covering the 184 kilometre distance between Delhi and Agra in 105-110 minutes. Moreover, speed is not the only highlight of Gatimaan Express which is India's first semi-high speed train.
According to Arun Arora, divisional railways manager (DRM), Delhi division of Northern Railway, the Gatimaan’s coaches have been built at Kapurthala Railway Coach Factory in the Punjab and bio-toilets developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The cost of train is around Rs 50 crore.
There are two executive chair car coaches and eight AC chair car coaches. There is a provision for hotspot infotainment and the railways has prepared special menu too for its passengers. There will be two sets of menu for vegetarian and non-vegetarian passengers apart from cakes and wafers. In vegetarian menu, a passenger can choose between South Indian and Punjabi food and in non-vegetarian there will be continental dishes and sausages.
The total capacity of the train is 736 passengers. On its first journey, Gatimaan Express carried 251 passengers.
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