India’s beginning locally built semi high-speed train broke down early on Saturday on its way back to New Delhi from Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh, a day after its inauguration by Prime Envoy Narendra Modi.
The Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km/hour.
“There seems to be disruption [mayhap due to] cattle run over. It wasn’t a scheduled commercial run,” Reuters partner ANI said in a tweet citing the railways ministry.
The indoctrinate eventually reached New Delhi and will resume a commercial run from Sunday, said the tweet.