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First look! India's first semi-high speed train Vande Bharat Express
Updated On: 15 February, 2019 08:50 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
The Train 18 can run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph. Presently, it runs between Delhi to Varanasi in 9 hours and 45 minutes, including stoppages at Kanpur and Allahabad

Train 18, Vander Bharat Express. Pic/Twitter Piyush Goyal
The Vande Bharat Express, commonly known as Train 18, India's first train-set, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. While the chair car ticket tickets for Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 will cost Rs. 1,760 and the executive class fare will be Rs. 3,310, the tickets can be booked online.
Here's the first look of Train 18:
Congratulations! Finally, the first run of India's first train-set, Train 18 now named Vande Bharat, flagged off by Prime Minister @narendramodi this morning as clicked by @Shashankrao06 from inside the train @sureshpprabhu @PiyushGoyal @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/7EKrYdNGfd
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