Technical Snag Delays Delhi-bound Vande Bharat Express at Allahabad Station by One Hour

Passengers were on Sunday stranded inside the Delhi-bound Vande Bharat Express for more than an hour, News18 reported. The train, considered to be India’s fastest, was indigenously built at a cost of around Rs 97 crore, and was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

The air conditioner, lights and fans were not working in three bogies of the train when it was stranded at the Allahabad station.

The engine-less train, formerly known as Train 18, reached Allahabad station at 4.50 pm. However, 10 minutes before the arrival the air-conditioning stopped working because of a fault in the auxiliary converter. The train left the station at 5.53 pm after the problem was foxed.