Sleeper Vande Bharat- Good news for train passengers. The experience of travelling in trains in Indian Railways is going to change. Railway passengers will soon be able to enjoy travelling in semi high speed Vande Bharat train (sleeper) equipped with world class facilities. In the current financial year, the government has set a target of running 30 Vande Bharat sleeper trains. The first train will start running on the tracks by the end of July.
Railway officials said that the speed trial of the first Vande Bharat sleeper train has been completed. Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) Lucknow has completed the investigation related to the technology and speed of the train. The Railway Board is deciding the route and fare of the first Vande Bharat sleeper train.
After this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can flag off this train next month. The official said that a total of 30 Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be run in the current financial year 2025-26. In this, 10 Vande Bharat sleeper trains are ready in the government’s public sector undertaking (PSU) Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) Bangalore. After the first train gets the green signal, other trains will be put on the tracks in a phased manner. He said that eight to 10 Vande Bharat are being manufactured at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai. BEML and ICF are jointly making the coaches of the said train.
The speed will be 160 kmph
The next generation Vande Bharat sleeper train is being designed for 160 to 240 kmph. Currently, Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Vande Bharat (chair car) are running at a maximum speed of 130 kmph. With the state-of-the-art facilities and advanced technology of the future generation, there is a plan to run Vande Bharat sleeper train at a speed of 160 kmph soon. After this, their speed will be increased in a phased manner.
With this speed, Vande Bharat train will be run mainly on Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai railway lines. It is known that to make the said railway lines high speed, anti-collision technology shields and other safety measures are being installed.
