Good news for Delhi, Mumbai and Pune as Indian Railways plans to launch 10 Vande Bharat Sleeper trains by..., important routes may include....
Vande Bharat Sleeper trains launch: In a significant good news for the residents of New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata, the Indian Railways is expected to launch ten Vande Bharat Sleeper trains in the ongoing financial year (FY 25-26). Manufactured in a collaboration with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), the new ultra-modern trains are expected to provide world-class facilities at afforable routes.
'We expect to roll out 10 Vande Bharat Sleeper trains in the ongoing financial year. These trains are being manufactured in a collaboration with BEML', a senior railway official was quoted as saying about the launch of the Vande Bharat Sleeper trains by a report carried by ETNow.
Although the routes of the trains have not been officially announced, important routes like New Delhi-Howrah, Sealdah-New Delhi, New Delhi-Pune, New Delhi-Mumbai, and New Delhi-Secunderabad are expected to be part of it.
Readers should also note that the official announcement about the launch will be mad by the Railway Board (RB). Vande Bharat sleeper train- Top Speed
In a significant achievement for the Indian Railways, the Modi government recently announced that the Vande Bharat sleeper train achieved a peak speed of 180 km per hour in its multiple trials in the last three days. Sharing a video of a successful trial in Kota Division, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, mentioned the speed in a post on X.
The video shows a full glass of water adjacent to a mobile on a plain surface inside a Vande Bharat sleeper train. The static water level can be seen in the video as the train achieves near constant peak speed of 180 km per hour, a report by IANS news agency said.
Notably, passengers are already enjoying reclining seats and world-class travel experience through 136 Vande Bharat trains running across the country on medium and short distances and the new Vande Bharat Sleeper trains are expected to go near the top speed.
(With inputs from agencies)
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