INDIAN RAILWAYS / भारतीय रेल्वे. Vande Bharat Express. Commemorative stamp issued by India Post in 2025

INDIAN RAILWAYS / भारतीय रेल्वे
Vande Bharat Express

Stamp issued by the India Post on 31 December 2025 to commemorate the centenary of the electrification of Indian railways.

Vande Bharat Express is a medium to long-distance semi-high speed express train service operated by the Indian Railways. The commercial service was officially inaugurated on 15 February 2019. The first Vande Bharat Express, plying between New Delhi and Varanasi, was flagged off at the New Delhi railway station by the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. The train covered a distance of 759 km (472 mi) in eight hours at an average speed of 95 km/h (59 mph) and reduced the existing travel time along the route by 15%. In October 2019, the second service was launched between New Delhi and Katra.

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