A day after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vande Bharat Express, billed as India’s fastest train, broke down on Saturday.
The train, also known as Train 18, was returning from Varanasi after its inaugural run and broke down about 200 km from the capital, reported NDTV.
It resumed service around 8.15 am, after a halt of about three hours, the report added.
According to railway officials, quoted by News18, the train began making a “weird noise” early on Saturday morning after which the breaks of one of the coaches jammed.
The officials said that one of the possible reasons for the snag was the train hitting a cow on the tracks, the report added.
Its first commercial run is scheduled for Sunday. The Vande Bharat Express will operate on five days in a week, except on Monday and Thursday.