3 versions of Vande Bharat trains by Feb-March next year: Ashwini Vaishnaw

There will be three versions of Vande Bharat trains Vande Chair Car Vande Metro and Vande Sleepers by FebruaryMarch next year Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on ThursdayThese indigenous semihigh speed trains which are being prepped to replace Shatabdis Rajdhanis and local trains are being made at the Integrated Coach Factory in ChennaiIn an interview with PTI the minister said in the next three to four years railway tracks will be upgraded to support the maximum speed of 160 kmph of Vande Bharat trainsThere are three formats of Vande Bharat Vande Metro for less than 100 kilometres Vande Chair Car for 100550 kilometres and Vande Sleepers for a journey beyond 550 kilometres These three formats will be ready by FebruaryMarch next year Vaishnaw said after the launch of a Vande Bharat train from Uttarakhands Dehradun to the Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station in DelhiThe DelhiDehradun Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra ModiEquipped with stateoftheart amenities for passengers the first such train for Uttarakhand reduces the journey time between state capital Dehradun and the national capital to four and a half hours from the six hours and 10 minutes it took the DehradunNew Delhi Railway Station Shatabdi ExpressVaishnaw said every state will get a Vande Bharat train by midJune The production of these trains is being expedited the minister saidEvery eighth or ninth day a new train is coming out of the factory Work is going to start at two more factories We will have a new train coming out of these factories once their supply chain gets stabilised Vaishnaw saidVande Bharat trains are designed with a top speed of 160 kmph but they will run at a speed of up to 130 kmph according to track capacityOld tracks were designed to support speeds between 70 and 80 kmph 3000035000 kilometres of tracks are being upgraded to support speeds of 110 kmph 130 kmph and 160 kmph It will be done in the next three to four years Vaishnaw saidThe minster said the railways is expeditiously working on a rail connectivity projects for border areas Steps are also being taken to provide 4G5G services to train passengers Vaishnaw saidThe minister said 4G5G towers are getting expeditiously installed by the railways At many places they have been installed and work is going on continuously he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever