Vande Bharat News: Ashwini Vaishnav said that Railways will soon export India’s Vande Bharat Express and the process for this has been started. Many countries have also shown interest in it.
Vande Bharat News: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has made a big announcement regarding Vande Bharat. The moment which was awaited for a long time has come. After India, now Vande Bharat is going to create a stir on foreign roads also. Ashwini Vaishnav said that Railways will soon export India’s Vande Bharat Express and the process for this has been started. Many countries have also shown interest. He informed that the Railway Ministry is preparing a roadmap to start the export of Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26. We are also working to increase the production of Vande Bharat trains.
Earlier, on February 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of about 2000 railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 41,000 crore and dedicated to the nation through video conferencing. Lakhs of people from 500 railway stations and 1500 other places joined the Vikas Bharat Vikas Railways programme.
Indian Railways is receiving offers to consider export of its flagship Vande Bharat locomotives, a senior railway official said. According to the information received so far, the American state Chile has shown interest in Vande Bharat. According to the official, the discussions, however, have not yet translated into orders.
The priority is to cater to the domestic market before making modifications to the design targeting international markets, a railway official told BusinessLine. Availability of manufacturing facility is also a factor being considered. “Right now Chile has expressed some interest in the Vande Bharat design,” he said. It’s good to see international interest in indigenous designs.”
Demand in these countries
It is noteworthy that India is trying to showcase Vande Bharat engines as a major export offering. But the order has not been placed yet. Latin America and African countries have also shown interest, with electric locomotives particularly in demand here. Let us tell you that the construction cost of 16 coach Vande Bharat train is approximately Rs 130 crore.
