Vande Bharat: As many as 300 to 400 new Vande Bharat trains may be announced in the upcoming Union Budget, which will include the largest budget allocation for the Indian Railways, as per the govt sources.
Vande Bharat train with sleeper coaches
The first Vande Bharat train with sleeper coaches will be introduced in the first quarter of 2024, according to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The production schedule for the 475 Vande Bharat trains over the next three years is on track, the railway minister said during a media event.
“The target of having 475 Vande Bharat trains…is on track. In the last budget, 400 trains were sanctioned and before that 75 had been sanctioned. We will be achieving the entire target in the coming three years,” said Ashwini Vaishnaw.
It has not yet been decided whether these trains will take the place of the current Rajdhani and Duronto trains on important routes like Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah.
According to a senior official who spoke to PTI, by 2025–2026, the Indian Railways hopes to become a significant exporter of Vande Bharat trains to Europe, South America, and East Asia.
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