India's first semi-high speed train, the Vande Bharat Express, broke down on Saturday.

 

印度首列半高铁“范德·巴拉特快车”周六发生故障。
 

 

The snag was detected near the Tundla junction¹ in Uttar Pradesh, around 200 km away from New Delhi.

 

"The train began making a weird² noise Saturday morning after which its breaks jammed in one of the trailing coaches. Four coaches turned dead load, forcing loco pilots to halt," railway officials said. "The train was making its way back to New Delhi, from where it was launched yesterday."

 

Following the snag, the passengers on board, including railway officials and journalists, were shifted to a different train.

 

Railway ministry³ officials said the train would begin its commercial run from Sunday.

 

"India's first semi high speed train Vande Bharat Express completed its inaugural⁴ trip to Varanasi and returned back to New Delhi. Looking forward to its regular run from tomorrow," a railway ministry statement said.

 

The engineless train, formerly⁵ known as Train 18, was flagged off on Friday from the New Delhi railway station for its inaugural journey to Varanasi. It had hit a top speed of 130 km per hour in its first journey.

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