On Sunday, a trial run of the Vande Bharat Express was conducted from Tatanagar to Brahmapur in Odisha. This was the first time a train travelled at 130 km/h from Tatanagar, passing through Chaibasa and Danguwapasi. The train's maximum speed is 130 km/h, but its average speed might be 83-85 km/h...
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due to track limitations. The train departed Tatanagar at 5:20 am and reached Brahmapur at 2:30 pm. The return journey began at 3:00 pm from Brahmapur, reaching Tatanagar at 11:55 pm. The train travelled through Chaibasa, Danguwapasi, Kendujhargarh, and Bhubaneswar en route to Brahmapur. Two officers and employees from each railway department were on board, along with the entire maintenance team. The train's maintenance will be done in Tatanagar, and a coaching complex has been built for this purpose. A team of experts and staff have been trained for its maintenance. The Vande Bharat Express between Tatanagar and Brahmapur will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 15th. The Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat Express will commence its trial run on September 10th. Its train numbers have been assigned as 20893 (Tatanagar to Patna) and 20894 (Patna to Tatanagar). The average speed of this train will be 62 km/h, with a maximum speed of 110 km/h between Tatanagar and Gomoh, 130 km/h between Gomoh and Gaya, and 110 km/h between Gaya and Patna.