PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express in New Delhi
PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express in New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India's first semi-high speed train , Vande Bharat Express from the New Delhi railway station. [caption id="attachment_256751" align="aligncenter" width="300"] PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express in New Delhi[/caption] India's first semi-high speed train will travel from Delhi to Varanasi in nine hours and forty-five minutes. The Vande Bharat Express, can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km per hour. [caption id="attachment_256750" align="aligncenter" width="300"] PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express in New Delhi[/caption] The time includes stoppage time of 40 minutes each at Kanpur and Allahabad where there will be special programmes.