Vande Bharat Trains Update: Railways is preparing to launch the sleeper version of Vande Bharat Express. This train will run at a higher speed than Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi Express. It will be tested in April and the train will be operational by the end of 2025.
Vande Bharat Trains Update: Vande Bharat Express is one of the few trains in the country that people want to travel by. Now a big news has come out regarding Vande Bharat Express. Railways is preparing to launch the sleeper version of Vande Bharat Express.
According to the information received, this train will run at a higher speed than Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi Express. The first prototype of Vande Bharat sleeper coach is expected to be ready by March. According to officials, it will be tested in April and the train will be operational by the end of 2025.
According to a senior official, the Vande Bharat sleeper trains being designed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will reduce the travel time by two hours. The official, on condition of anonymity, said that ‘Sleeper Vande Bharat train will run on overnight travel routes. It will run first on either Delhi-Mumbai or Delhi-Howrah.
At the same time, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has also given an update about this. He has said that ‘Vande Bharat Sleeper, Amrit Bharat and Namo Bharat trains are changing the experience of passengers.’ The official further said that the timing of Vande Bharat Sleeper trains is also being discussed.
What all in the coach?
Another official said that Vande Bharat sleeper trains will have modern interior designs. The officer said, ‘There will be 16 coaches in this train. 3 tier, 2 tier and 1AC coaches will be included. ICF and the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) factory in Bengaluru are manufacturing the new sleeper coats. Work is being done on the design of berth, air duct, cable duct, washroom. Presently BEML is manufacturing ten such trains for ICF.
