Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating two Vande Bharat trains in Mumbai on Friday, 10 February. The prime minister is slated to visit Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus for the inauguration ceremony. The two Vande Bharat trains that will be launched today will run between Mumbai-Solapur and Shirdi routes.
Apart from the launch of trains, PM Modi will also inaugurate the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah (Saifee Academy) at Marol, Mumbai. Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah is the principal educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra Community.
Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously designed semi-high-speed self-propelled train set of 16 coaches. The train reaches 160 kmph speed in just 140 seconds and better riding comfort for passengers. The train has a control management system for monitoring air-conditioning and every coach is fitted with passenger information and an infotainment system. Fitted with automatic plug doors with sliding footsteps and touch-free sliding doors inside coaches, the train is equipped with aeroplane-like bio-vacuum toilets. The train is also equipped with 'kavach', a train collision avoidance system.
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