The Vande Bharat prepare is India’s first indigenously manufactured semi-high-speed trainset designed to run at speeds of up to 160 km/h.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) led consortium has gained a mega tender by the Ministry of Railways in India to provide 80 Vande Bharat trains at a price of Rs 120 crore per prepare. As per the phrases of the settlement, the consortium can even undertake the excellent upkeep of the sleeper-class trains for a interval of 35 years.
Apart from the availability of the trains, the consortium can even be chargeable for equipping, upgrading, working, and sustaining the designated manufacturing unit at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai and two assigned depots offered by Indian Railways.
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The Vande Bharat prepare is India’s first indigenously manufactured semi-high-speed trainset, also called Train 18. It is designed to run at speeds of up to 160 km/h and is supplied with trendy facilities comparable to GPS-based passenger data techniques, onboard Wi-Fi, and CCTV cameras for enhanced safety.
The Titagarh Wagons consortium has been tasked with the manufacturing and upkeep of the 80 Vande Bharat Trainsets, together with the upgradation of related authorities manufacturing models and trainset depots. The trains can be equipped inside 72 months, and the consortium can be chargeable for their upkeep for 35 years after the provides are made.
There has been a rising demand for the introduction of sleeper class Vande Bharat trainsets, that are able to working on long-distance routes comparable to Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah. Currently, all operational Vande Bharat trains solely have chair automobile and government chair automobile courses, which cater to shorter distance routes.
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In a current improvement, the Indian Railways opened the monetary bids for the manufacturing of 200 Vande Bharat trains outfitted with sleeper coaches. The order was divided between two firms – the Russian agency TMH together with RVNL gained the contract for manufacturing 120 Vande Bharat trains at Latur, whereas Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)-led consortium secured the order for 80 Vande Bharat trains.
