Fifth Vande Bharat Express to be launched next month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the services for the fourth Vande Bharat Express train in Himachal Pradesh's Una district on Thursday.

Later, Jairam Thakur and Manohar Lal Khattar, chief ministers of two states Himachal Pradesh and Haryana - were seen riding on the high-speed train.

The train is set to bring the travel time between Delhi and Chandigarh to three hours from next week onwards. The travel time from Una to New Delhi will be reduced by two hours, a government statement said.

The third Vande Bharat train was launched in Gujarat by PM Modi earlier this month.

However, some incidents linked to the high-speed train have also been reported. Last week, a New Delhi-Varanasi semi-high speed train had developed a technical glitch resulting in a delay for the passengers - this was the third snag within days.

Earlier a Vande Bharat Express train had hit three buffaloes and a cow the next day, both in Gujarat.