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Shatabdi Express services introduced a new model of fast, air-conditioned daytime intercity rail travel.
The first Shatabdi Express was introduced in 1988 between New Delhi and Jhansi and was later extended to Bhopal.
Shatabdi trains were designed primarily for fast daytime journeys between major cities.
Unlike many overnight long-distance trains, Shatabdi services generally use chair-car seating and focus on shorter intercity travel.
The concept became highly successful and was expanded to several important corridors across India.
India's passenger railway history began on 16 April 1853 with a historic journey between Bombay and Thane.
Electric railway operation in India began in 1925 with a suburban service between Bombay VT and Kurla.
The standard broad-gauge railway track used across most of Indian Railways measures 1,676 millimetres.
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