Earlier, PTI has also reported that meals on board the soon-to-be-launched Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 will not be optional for passengers
Train 18: After the negative feedback over the Vande Bharat Express' ticket prices, Indian Railways has now revised the prices. Citing Railway order, PTI reported that the new fare has been reduced to Rs 1760 from Rs 1850 for chair car, Rs 3310 from Rs 3520 for executive car.
Earlier, an official told PTI that the Vande Bharat Express or Train 18, will cost passengers Rs 1,850 in the chair car class while it will be Rs 3,520 in the executive class, including the catering charges. He further told that on the return journey, the chair car (CC) ticket will cost Rs 1,795 and the executive class (EC) ticket will be priced at Rs 3,470.
Further sources told PTI earlier that while the chair car fares are 1.5 times the base price of Shatabdi trains running the same distance, the executive class fares are 1.4 times that of the base fare of first class air conditioned seating in the premium train.
Earlier, PTI has also reported that meals on board the soon-to-be-launched Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 will not be optional for passengers unlike in premium trains such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto express, where travellers can choose not to take catering services.
1. PM Modi to flag off Train 18 on Feb 15
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The semi-high speed train, which is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, is India's first engineless train.
2. Journey from Delhi to Varanasi
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The Vande Bharat Express, or Train 18, is a luxury all air-conditioned chair car. It will take around eight hours to travel between Delhi and Varanasi, stopping at only two stations en route Kanpur and Allahabad (Prayagraj).
3. Make in India initivative
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The Train 18, manufactured under the 'Make in India' initiative at ICF, Chennai, is India's fastest train, having attained speeds of over 180 kmph during its trials. On the Delhi-Varanasi route, however, the section speed restrictions would mean that the new train set will hit a maximum speed of 130 kmph.
4. Different meal prices
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The train which has two classes of tickets -- executive class and chair car -- will have differently priced meals, PTI reported citing sources
