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Indian Express
23-06-2025
- Indian Express
Metal fence on railway track, Vande Bharat stops short; Ahmedabad City Police probing sabotage angle
The Ahmedabad City Police, already in a heightened state of alert in the run-up to the Jagannath Rath Yatra scheduled for June 27, is now investigating a possible case of sabotage with a Vande Bharat train stopping short of hitting a metal rod lying across its tracks between Chandlodiya and Khodiyar railway stations in the city on Sunday night. The FIR in this regard was filed at Ghatlodia police station at 4.30 am on Monday morning, based on a complaint by a Senior Section Engineer (SSE) of the Western Railway (WR). The engineer said he received a call at 8.58 pm on Sunday that a 'metal angle' had come under the train no. 26902 Veraval – Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express. When he reached the spot between Chandlodiya and Khodiyar railway stations, he saw a 20-feet-long stretch of red and yellow coloured railway fence, bent and lying to the side of the tracks, he stated in the FIR. By that time, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) had also reached the spot. Upon confirming with other officials, the engineer learnt that the loco pilot had spotted the fence lying across the tracks and had stopped the train in time. The fence was then removed from the tracks with help from the Assistant Loco Pilot. Though the incident caused a 9-minute delay to the train, no damage was reported. However, the city police are investigating the case as possible sabotage, booking unknown persons under section 150(1) (maliciously wrecking or attempting to wreck a train), and 170(c) – tampering with railway property to cause obstruction to a running train, of The Railway Act.
India.com
26-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
Vande Bharat Express Big Update: PM Modi to launch new Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express today
How much money does the government spend to run a Vande Bharat train? New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the inaugural run of the new Sabarmati – Veraval Vande Bharat Express through video conferencing from Gujarat's Dahod. On Monday, PM Modi held a roadshow in Vadodara upon his arrival in Gujarat for a two-day visit. Family members of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who came into the spotlight for holding regular press briefings about 'Operation Sindoor', were also present among the enthusiastic crowd that gathered to greet the prime minister. Colonel Qureshi hails from Vadodara, and her parents, brother Mohammad Sanjay Qureshi and sister Shyna Sunsara, were at the roadshow. PM Modi was accorded a grand welcome upon his arrival at Vadodara airport around 10 am, and he led a 1 km roadshow to the Airforce station on the outskirts of the city. Crowds gathered along the route to congratulate PM Modi for the success of 'Operation Sindoor' against Pakistan. All You Need To Know About Sabarmati – Veraval Vande Bharat Express Train No. 26901 Sabarmati – Veraval Vande Bharat Express will start running from 27 May. This train will depart from Sabarmati at 05:25 hrs and will reach Veraval at 12:25 hrs the same day The train will run all days except Thursday. Train No. 26902 Veraval – Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express will commence from 27 May. This train will depart from Veraval at 14:40 hrs and will reach Sabarmati at 21:35 hrs, the same day The fare in the Chair Car will be Rs 1105 from Sabarmati to Veraval, which includes catering charges of Rs 142, and Rs 2110 in Executive Chair Car, which includes catering charges of Rs 175. The train will halt at Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot & Junagadh stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC Chair Car and an Executive Chair Car. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Dahod and at around 11:15 AM, he will dedicate to the nation a locomotive manufacturing plant and also flag off an electric locomotive. PM Modi will inaugurate the locomotive manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod. This plant will produce electric locomotives of 9000 HP for domestic purposes and for export. PM Modi will also flag off the first electric locomotive manufactured from the plant. The locomotives will help in increasing freight loading capacity of Indian Railways. These locomotives will be equipped with regenerative braking systems and are being designed to reduce energy consumption, which contributes to environmental sustainability.
