Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : A and C
The correct answer is A and C. - Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18. Hence statement A is correct.
- It is an Indian higher-speed intercity electric multiple units.
- It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian government's Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months. Hence statement B is incorrect.
- The train will run on all days of the week except Tuesdays.
- Train number 22439 New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will depart from the New Delhi railway station at 6 am to reach Katra at 2 pm. Hence statement D is incorrect.
- Vande Bharat Express, India's first semi-high speed train. Hence statement C is correct.
- It was manufactured at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, at an estimated cost of Rs 98 crore in October 2018.
- Vande Bharat Express is capable of operating at speeds of up to 180 km/h, but the actual top speed is only 130 km/h due to the speed limit of the railway track of routes used by Vande Bharat Express.
- In January 2021, Indian Railways awarded the contract for the supply of propulsion and control equipment of 44 rakes to Medha Servo Drives, based in Hyderabad.
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