Replicating the concept of Vande Bharat trains, the 16-coach 'Gati Shakti' train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the routes and timetable of Vande Bharat train services will be finalised soon as new rakes are expected to arrive from August-September.
Rolling out 400 Vande Bharat Express trains is about Rs 40,000 crore of business coupled with jobs and other spin-off benefits, said senior officials --present and past -- of Indian Railways
The Thiruvananthapuram MP tweeted that one interesting element for Kerala in the union budget 2022 was the announcement of 400 new Vande Bharat trains, which can travel at 180 kmph
The railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day speech that 75 such trains will be launched in 75 weeks
Prime Minister Modi on Sunday announced that 75 'Vande Bharat' trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' being observed by the nation
The Indian Railways cancelled its global tender for manufacturing 44 sets of semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains
The JV was formed between the China-based CRRC Yongji Electric Company Limited and the Gurugram-based Pioneer Fil-med Private Limited in 2015
The Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, boasts a host of features, including plastic-bottle crusher machines, a spacious pantry with a deep freezer, revolving seats and cattle guard
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the Vande Bharat Express at the New Delhi Railway Station
Two consecutive bulk tenders for the propulsion systems of Train 18 got cancelled recently, citing technical reasons
The primary reason behind this move is to provide a level-playing field to all suppliers in the making of the flagship train
Vande Bharat Express is developed and designed in India whereas earlier designs (ICF, LHB) were imported.