Good News : Indian Railway to introduce Vande Bharat Sleeper train and Vande Metro soon
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PUNE: The Indian Railways will introduce the inaugural version of Vande Bharat sleeper trains soon.
According to BG Mallya, the General Manager of Integral Coach Factory (ICF), “The sleeper coach of Vande Bharat will be launched in the current fiscal year, with the first train currently under production and scheduled to be launched in March 2024.”
The Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be a significant addition to the Indian Railways’ fleet, as they will enable passengers to travel long distances on these high-speed trains overnight. Furthermore, Mallya stated that the ICF is also developing the Vande Metro, a 12-coach train that will be utilized for short-distance travel. The train is expected to be launched by January 2024.
“We will be launching the sleeper version of the Vande within this fiscal year. We will also be launching the Vande Metro this fiscal year. Additionally, we will be launching a non-air conditioned push-pull train, which will have 22 coaches and a locomotive, for non-AC passengers. This launch is scheduled to take place before 31st October,” Mallya stated.
The Vande Bharat Express, India’s semi-high-speed train, operates in all rail-electrified states across the country. With 50 operational services, the Vande Bharat Express has transformed rail travel by providing state-of-the-art amenities and reducing travel time for passengers.
The first Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated on February 15, 2019, by the Prime Minister, running between New Delhi and Varanasi. These trains are manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. The project to manufacture indigenous semi-high-speed train sets began in mid-2017, and within 18 months, the ICF Chennai completed Train-18.
India’s first semi-high-speed train was renamed Vande Bharat Express in January 2019 to emphasize its made-in-India status. The train achieved a maximum speed of 180 kmph on the Kota-Sawai Madhopur section.
