Train 18 Fares

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: NHSRCL opened financial bids for the construction and design of an 18 km viaduct and railway stations at Ahmedabad and Sabarmati

On its first run on the tracks with passengers on board, India's first engine-less train Vande Bharat Express, or Train 18, ran at a top speed of 130 kmph on Friday, flagging off a new niche for semi-high speed trains in India.

Vande Bharat Express: The commercial run of Train 18, the bookings for which have already begun, will start from February 17.

The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

Vande Bharat Express, India's fastest train, has reduced its fares a day after the pocket pinch for the country's first engineless train was announced. The Delhi-Varanasi train will now have a reduced fare of Rs 1760, down from Rs 1850, for chair car and Rs 3310 instead of Rs 3520 for executive class, a railways order said today.

The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

Vande Bharat Express or Train 18's air conditioned chair car ticket would cost Rs 1,850 and the executive class fare will be Rs 3,520 for a Delhi to Varanasi trip, including the catering service charges, officials told PTI on Monday.

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 they can choose not to avail catering services, officials said.

With all the safety clearances, trials and tests in place, the railways is all set to launch the indigenously-built Train-18 with fares that are likely to be around 40-50 per cent higher than the Shatabdi Express, the officials said.

Train 18, which runs on electric traction like Metro trains, will start replacing the Shatabdi Express fleet from next year, the report said.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: NHSRCL opened financial bids for the construction and design of an 18 km viaduct and railway stations at Ahmedabad and Sabarmati

On its first run on the tracks with passengers on board, India's first engine-less train Vande Bharat Express, or Train 18, ran at a top speed of 130 kmph on Friday, flagging off a new niche for semi-high speed trains in India.

Vande Bharat Express: The commercial run of Train 18, the bookings for which have already begun, will start from February 17.

The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

Vande Bharat Express, India's fastest train, has reduced its fares a day after the pocket pinch for the country's first engineless train was announced. The Delhi-Varanasi train will now have a reduced fare of Rs 1760, down from Rs 1850, for chair car and Rs 3310 instead of Rs 3520 for executive class, a railways order said today.

The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

Vande Bharat Express or Train 18's air conditioned chair car ticket would cost Rs 1,850 and the executive class fare will be Rs 3,520 for a Delhi to Varanasi trip, including the catering service charges, officials told PTI on Monday.

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 they can choose not to avail catering services, officials said.

With all the safety clearances, trials and tests in place, the railways is all set to launch the indigenously-built Train-18 with fares that are likely to be around 40-50 per cent higher than the Shatabdi Express, the officials said.

Train 18, which runs on electric traction like Metro trains, will start replacing the Shatabdi Express fleet from next year, the report said.