TOP FACTS ABOUT SHATABDI EXPRESS
The Indian Railways launched the first Shatabdi Express in the year 1988 as a mark of respect to celebrating the centenary or the 100 anniversary of the first Prime Minister of the Independence India.
The first ever Shatabdi Express operated between the National capital New Delhi and Gwalior and, later on, extended till Bhopal. The train is now called as Bhopal Shatabdi Express.
The name Shatabdi is derived from the Indian Language Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and many more and is the verbal meaning of centenary or hundredth anniversary.
Shatabdi express is the fast intercity day trains that run between 2 major cities up and down on the same day. The original Shatabdi were fully air conditioned chair car express trains. Shatabdi express connects the metros with the major business and tourist attraction cities. Shatabdi’s are the fastest running locomotive of the Indian Railway sector and are also the pride of the World’s largest Railway network. Most of the Shatabdi express runs not more than 6 hours one way.
The average Max speed of the Shatabdi express is 140 km per hour and the fastest in the Bhopal Shatabdi express that runs between New Delhi and Bhopal which fastest and clocks 155 km per hour with an avg speed of 89km/hr, that covers 707 kms in 8 hours 25 minutes with total number of stops limited to 8.
There is also a few trains called Jan Shatabdi, Jan is referred to as common or peoples, as the name goes the Jan Shatabdi is similar short distance chair car day trains, the only change is these trains are not fully air-conditioned and includes non-air conditioned accommodations also and the tickets are little cheaper than the Regular Shatabdi express
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The ticket price includes serving of breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner, along with snacks, coffee or tea, canned juice and a litre of water.
A seat in Shatabdi express trains has to be reserved in advance before the journey and these trains do not have a unreserved compartment.
Some of the Shatabdi express trains have been installed with the latest on board entertainment systems like Music, cinemas and live TV Channels.
Shatabdi express trains are always received at the best platform (mostly Platform No 1) in all the railway stations. The Shatabdi express trains run a distance of 200 to 800 km one way.
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