Recently I happened to take the Mumbai - Shiridi Vande Bharat Express. The impression that one gets when a Vande Bharat train streams into the station is one of awe, maybe not awestruck but definitely awe. That we in India can manufacture such a train should be matter of pride.
Vande Bharat Train Entering a Station
Once one enters the train what one sees also gives a good feeling. After having seen the regular trains of Indian Railways one does feel that we have done something nice and better than we have done in all these years.
It is nothing like what one sees in the normal trains.
It runs fast. The one in which I traveled touch 130 Kmph which is not bad considering the speed of the other trains in India.
The seats are comfortable, much more than in any existing train. They can be turned 180 degrees. So one can turn it 90 degrees to watch the scenery outside or one can turn it 180 degrees to face the seat in front/back and have a discussion with those sitting there. (I was in the executive class so I am not sure of the other class).
The few places where there is enough scope for improvement are as under
1. Food Service leave a lot to be desired
2. Despite notices saying do not pay the attendants any tip they come and ask for tips
3. The mounts of the seats are sturdy to put it in a euphemistic way. They are not sleek. One can understand that it needs to be sturdy, but it will be good if it can be made sleek as well and make it move with a little lesser effort.
4. The toilets are bio toilets which is good, but again the spit and polish is missing in them.
So all in all not a bad effort at all. It is indeed a good move forward, but there is scope for further improvement.
Next time I will try the vistadome and see how it feels like.
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