Vande Bharat trains with speed of 200 kmph to be introduced soon, Railways floats tender

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Railway Ministry has floated a tender to procure set of 100 Vande Bharat trains with maximum design speed of 200 kmph. The government has taken this decision keeping in mind future development and wants to introduce more semi-high-speed trains in the next few years.

As per the tender document, these 100 trains will have articulated bogie, aluminium body and sleeper facilities. According to the officials, the life of each such aluminium body coach is estimated at around 35 years, therefore maximum design speed has been increased from 160 kmph to 200 kmph to meet future needs as rail tracks will also be upgraded.