India's fastest train Gatiman Express flagged off from Delhi

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the much-awaited Gatiman Express for Agra from Nizamuddin Railway station today. The Nizamuddin-Agra Gatiman Express is the first semi-high speed service in railways, which will run at a speed of 160 kilometer per hour and is expected to cover the 200 km distance in 100 minutes.

The train will run six days a week except Friday in both directions. Usually, it will start journey from Nizamuddin at 8.10 AM and will reach Agra at 9.50 AM. In the return direction, train will depart from Agra at 5.50 PM to reach Nizamuddin at 7.30 PM.



The fare for fully air conditioned chair car is 750 rupees, while for executive Class, it is 1,500 rupees.

IRCTC has made arrangement for deploying train hostesses also on board the train. It will see improved catering and will have options of different kinds of cuisines. Another unique feature of this train is free of cost on board entertainment facility. Passengers can view various entertaining videos during travel on their smart phone, tablets or laptops even without internet connection through WiFi. The coaches used in train have been fitted with bio-toilets.