The launch of this train heralds a new era of high speed rail travel in India.
Railways have chalked out nine more routes for running similar trains.
The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till the automatic train protection system gets operational.
This is the third reported incident in the past two months in the Agra Division in which the crew of an express train violated the speed restriction.
The Spanish train maker has offered to test run its lighter and faster trains free of cost on the existing Indian Railways network.
The discount will be given on the base fare and charges like GST, reservation fee, superfast tariff and others will be levied separately.
The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.
Incidents of arson, firing and vandalism were reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab as protesters agitated against the dilution of the SC/ST Act.
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