The Western Railway on Friday conducted trials of a longer Vande Bharat train that arrived in Mumbai in five hours and 21 minutes from Ahmedabad. The longer, saffron-coloured train has four additional coaches compared to the existing version of the Vande Bharat Express.

“Confirmatory oscillograph car run (COCR) trial run of a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express at 130 kmph conducted between Ahmedabad and Mumbai this morning,” an official confirmed on Friday.