DELHI (Metro Rail News): According to BG Mallya, General Manager of Integrated Coach Factory (ICF), Indian Railways is about to roll out the sleeper coaches of the Vande Bharat train very soon. “Sleeper coach of Vande Bharat will be rolled out in the current financial year where the first train is under production and will be rolled out in March 2024”, Mallya said.
It will be a significant addition to the fleet of Indian Railways as these sleeper coaches would allow the passengers to cover long distances overnight. It would allow the Indian railways to make the Vande Bharat Trains more widely recognised.
At the same time, Indian Railways is also planning to roll out the Vande metro in the coming times, which will be a 12-coach train that will be used for short-distance travel. It is expected to be rolled out by January 2024.
“We’ll be launching the sleeper version of the Vande within this financial year. We’ll also be launching the Vande Metro this financial year. And we’ll be launching this train for non-air conditioned passengers, which is called a non-AC push-pull train, which will have 22 coaches and a locomotive. And that launch is going to happen before 31st October…,” Mallya said.
A total of 200 trains will be manufactured, out of which 120 Sleeper trains will be manufactured by a consortium of India’s RVNL & Russia’s TMH Group & a consortium of Titagarh Wagons & BHEL will manufacture 80.
Vande Bharat is India’s semi-high-speed train. The first Vande Bharat train was flagged off on February 15, 2019, by the PM of India. The trains are manufactured at the Integrated Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. The train achieved a maximum 1280 Km/hr speed on the Kota-Sawai Madhopur Section.
“Intrigued by the future of Metro and its impact on our city? Join us at our upcoming event Inno Metro to delve deeper into this vital issue. Stay informed, get involved, and let’s ride the Metro towards a brighter, more sustainable future together.”
