The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin ''Vande Bharat Express'' is India's 11th and the fastest

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train in service, connecting the states of

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and

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with a maximum permissible speed of .

Overview

This train is operated by

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, connecting Rani Kamalapati, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn, Gwalior Jn, Agra Cantt. and

Hazrat Nizamuddin Khawaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (sometimes spelled Awliya; 1238 – 3 April 1325), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin (), Sultan-ul-Mashaikh () and Mahbub-e-Ilahi (), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and ...

. It is currently operated with train numbers 20171/20172 on 6 days a week basis except Saturday.

Rakes

It is the ninth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the

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(ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at

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under the

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initiative.

Service

The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 7 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .

Incidents

On 28 March 2023, days before its launch, the train met with a cattle incident, which damaged the nose cone of the train. This incident took place when it was conducting trial runs ahead of its scheduled launch on 1 April 2023. No casualties were reported during this incident. On 21 April 2023, another cattle hit happened near Gwalior during a regular service towards Bhopal, resulting in damage to the train's front portion. On 17 July 2023, fire broke out in the battery box of one of the coaches near

Bina Junction railway station Bina Junction railway station is a railway station in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is part of the Bhopal division of West Central Railway. Bina Junction serves the city of Bina, along with Bundelkhand and Malwa. Bina Junction has six ...

. No casualty was reported.

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