Vande Bharat Express

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About:

Vande Bharat Express, earlier named as Train 18, is India’s fastest indigenous train which has been built by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai under the Government’s Make in India.
Timeline: It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi between New Delhi and Varanasi on February 15, 2019 and is running with no reported issues in the last six months.
It is India’s first semi-high-speed train which will run from Delhi to Varanasi, with halts at Kanpur and Allahabad, at a maximum speed of 160 kmph by covering the distance in 8 hours.
It is equipped with world class passenger amenities like On-board wifi entertainment, GPS based passenger information system, CCTVs, bio-vacuum toilets, rotating chairs in executive class, etc.
The express will have two travel classes: executive and chair car, similar to the Shatabdi.
Further, it has intelligent braking system with power regeneration for better energy efficiency thereby making it cost, energy and environment efficient.
It is also the first locomotive-less train in the country.

Q1) What is bio vacuum toilets?

The vacuum evacuation is designed in such a way that it sucks out the waste from each toilet with minimum use of water into the Bio- digester tank installed under the carriage. The toilet system is isolated from the bio-tank to avoid bad odour in the passenger area.

Source: PM Modi flags off Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express