Vande Bharat Express, India's first semi-high speed train, began its first commercial journey on Sunday from New Delhi Railway Station to Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency. The Vande Bharat Express will operate on five days in a week, except on Monday and Thursday. Vande Bharat Express left Delhi for Varanasi today morning on its first commercial run. On Saturday, a day after being flagged off by Prime Minister Modi, the Vande Bharat Express ran into trouble early Saturday. Train 18, manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, was flagged off by Prime Minister Modi on February 15.

Source: dna February 17, 2019 03:33 UTC