On commercial debut, Vande Bharat reaches city 1 hr late

Kanpur | Monday | 18th February, 2019

Summary:

The train scheduled to arrive at Kanpur Central at 10.18am, however, reached 58 minutes late. The delay was caused by technical issues in the Delhi division,” said station director Kanpur Central Dr Jitendra Tiwari. There communication issue between the last basic unit of 4 coaches and the rest of the train probably due to some external hit. The Railways Ministry had issued a clarification, saying, “During its return from Varanasi, the train was stopped at Chamraula station in national capital region, 18 km after crossing Tundla station. The train was checked for faults and moved to Delhi.".