NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to flag off Rajasthan's first Vande Bharat Express train on Wdnesday, April 12, through video conferencing. The inaugural train will run between Jaipur and Delhi Cantonment railway station.
With stops in Jaipur, Alwar, and Gurgaon, the Vande Bharat Express will begin running regularly on April 13 between Ajmer and Delhi Cantonment. Only 8 months before the state's assembly elections, the express train launches. The new Vande Bharat Express would take 5 hours and 15 minutes to travel from Delhi Cantonment to Ajmer.
The Shatabdi Express, the current quickest train on the same route, travels from Delhi Cantonment to Ajmer in 6 hours and 15 minutes. The current fastest train on the same route, the Shatabdi Express, takes six hours plus 15 minutes from Delhi Cantonment to Ajmer.
Delhi-Ajmer Cantonment In high rise overhead electric (OHE) area, Vande Bharat Express will be the first semi-high speed passenger train in history.
Pushkar and the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, two popular tourist attractions in Rajasthan, will have better connection thanks to the train.
Enhanced connectivity will also provide a boost to socio-economic development in the region, official sources said.
The regular service of this Vande Bharat Express will start from April 13 and will operate between Ajmer and Delhi Cantt., with stops at Jaipur, Alwar and Gurgaon.