The 20979/20980 Udaipur City - Jaipur Vande Bharat Express was India's 26th and the 1st defunct Vande Bharat Express train, which ran across the state of Rajasthan by connecting the city of Udaipur and terminating at the Pink City of Jaipur. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.

Starting from 02 September 2024, this express train has reduced its frequency from 6 days (except Tuesday) to 3 days and had rake sharing with the formerly launched Udaipur City - Agra Cantonment Vande Bharat Express which also ran on 3 days a week basis.

Overview This train was operated by Indian Railways, connecting Udaipur City, Rana Pratap Nagar, Mavli Jn, Chittaurgarh Jn, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Ajmer Jn, Kishangarh and Jaipur Jn. It was formerly operated with train numbers 20979/20980 on 3 days a week basis.

Rakes It was the twenty-fourth 2nd Generation and twelfth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.

Service

The 20979/20980 Udaipur City - Jaipur Jn Vande Bharat Express operated on Sun, Wed, Fri, covering a distance of in a travel time of 6 hours with an average speed of . The service had 7 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed was .

Incidents On 2 October 2023 around 9:55 a.m. the locomotive pilots of Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat express spotted stones and other obstructions on the tracks of the train, then the locomotive pilots applied emergency breaks right on time. avoiding any possible mishap. After the train stopped, the locomotive pilots got off the train and saw stones were placed and there were two one-feet-long rods on the track, then the locomotive pilot removed those obstacles to clear the track, the locomotive pilots also recorded this incident in their smartphones for evidences. This incident is currently under investigation by the Railway Police and the local police and a case has been registered and action will be taken against anti-social elements who are found guilty after an investigation.

See also Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express Udaipur City railway station Jaipur Junction railway station

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