On Thursday, front bumper of the semi-high-speed train got damaged when the train hit four buffaloes that strayed onto the railway tracks between Vatva and Maninagar stations.
New Delhi: A day after buffaloes hit Vande Bharat Express on the Gandhinagar-Mumbai route, a cow hit the nose of the train near Anand station on the same route on Friday. Though the Thursday’s incident had caused damage to nose of the train, Friday’s incident caused only dent to the train. The incident reportedly caused delay of train service for nearly 10 minutes.
On Thursday, front bumper of the semi-high-speed train got damaged when the train hit four buffaloes that strayed onto the railway tracks between Vatva and Maninagar stations at 11.15 am. Though there was no disruption to rail traffic but the collision had caused killing of two-three buffaloes. The train was reportedly delayed by about half an hour in reaching the Gandhinagar station.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on September 30 flagged off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Gandhinagar station and travelled on the train from there to Kalupur Railway Station. The Prime Minister had flagged off the new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar and Mumbai and travelled on the train from there to Kalupur Railway Station. He had also interacted with his co-passengers including those from the family members of Railways staff, women entrepreneurs and researchers and youngsters. He also interacted with workers, engineers and other staff.
Vande Bharat Express 2.0 between Gandhinagar and Mumbai was claimed to be a game changer and to boost connectivity between the two business hubs of India. It was aimed to enable business owners from Gujarat to travel to Mumbai and vice versa without bearing the brunt of high-cost airline tickets while availing facilities that are available on air.
The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 offers a myriad of superior and aircraft-like travelling experiences. It is equipped with advanced state-of-the-art safety features including an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System – KAVACH.
