India’s fastest train Gatiman Express to begin service from April 5

Gatiman Express, the country’s fastest train, will start plying between Agra and Delhi from April 5. The state-of-the-art train will take one hour and forty minutes to complete the journey. Ironically, on the same route runs a passenger train which takes around eight hours to cover the 195-km distance.

Railway officials have made all the required arrangements to start the most awaited train between the two heritage cities. It will be flagged by railway minister Suresh Prabhu on April 5 from Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi.

On the inaugural day, the train will start its journey at 10am and reach Agra Cantt station at 11.40am. The Delhi-Agra Gatiman Express, the first train in India to run at a speed of 160 kmph, is expected to cover the 200-km distance in 100 minutes and will have train hostess. The fare for chair car in fully air-conditioned Gatiman Express has been fixed at Rs 690, while a passenger will be required to spend Rs 1,365 for travelling Executive Class. In Delhi-Agra Shatabadi Express, the chair car fare is Rs 540 and Rs 1,040 for Executive Class.