The Railway Minister has rejected the talk of delay in starting the manufacturing process of Vande Bharat Sleeper train. It is being claimed that the manufacturing process of the train is being delayed due to design approval issues. According to PTI news, Vaishnav said that design was never an issue for the Russian company chosen to manufacture these trains. The news had come that quoting officials of Russian company Transmashholding (TMH) it was reported that Indian Railways has demanded toilets and pantry cars in the train, for which it has become necessary to change the design of the train. The Railway Minister has rejected this.
The company addressed the Railway Ministry’s concerns regarding the change in design and sent it to the ministry for approval, but the ministry has not yet given its consent, the report said. The Railway Minister rejected this also. It has been said in the news that as per the agreement, the company has to make 1,920 coaches of Vande Bharat Sleeper Train.
Work is going on rapidly to increase production
Indian Railways is working rapidly to increase the production of Vande Bharat sleeper trains. Vande Bharat sleeper trains developed in the country will cover long distance and overnight journeys. After BEML, the national transporter is working to start manufacturing 1920 coaches for Vande Bharat sleeper trains at its Latur-based rail coach factory. According to ETNow, the national transporter has awarded the contract to manufacture the new edition of the Vande Bharat Express train to three companies – BEML, Kinect Railway Solutions (a joint venture between Russian rolling stock major TMH and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd), and Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd and Given to a consortium of Bharat Heavy Engineering Limited (BHEL). Of these, Kinect Railway Solutions will produce coaches for Indian Railways’ Vande Bharat sleeper trains under a US$6.5 billion contract.
The first Vande Bharat sleeper train will run on this route.
According to the news, the first Vande Bharat sleeper train will run on the New Delhi to Srinagar route. Commercial operation of this train will start in January 2025. This semi-high-speed train will run on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link, which will provide passengers a better travel experience with modern facilities. Vande Bharat Sleeper train will cover the distance of over 800 kilometers between New Delhi and Srinagar in less than 13 hours. For the first time, there will be direct rail connectivity between New Delhi and Kashmir Valley, where there is no such direct link till now.
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