India's fastest train Gatiman Express flagged off today

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will flag off the much-awaited Gatiman Express for Agra from Nizamuddin station this morning. 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. On the inaugural day, the train will start its journey at 10am and reach Agra Cantt station at 11.40am.

The launch of this train heralds a new era of high speed rail travel in India. 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.

The train will run six days a week except Friday on 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 Rs 750, while for executive Class, it is Rs 1,500.