
BHEL-TRSL Vande Sleeper project gains steam
(TRSL), and
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(
BHEL
) inaugurated a dedicated production line for the
Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains
on Friday. A
TRSL
statement said this manufacturing facility is in Uttarpara, Kolkata, West Bengal.
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'With production now underway at the
Uttarpara plant
, the prototype of Vande Bharat Sleeper trains are expected to roll out in the next calendar year,' TRSL said.
This production line has been set up after the
Indian Railways
awarded a design and manufacture contract for 80 Vande Bharat Sleeper train sets under a consortium between TRSL and BHEL. The total value of this project is around Rs 24,000 crore including long-term maintenance of 35 years, TRSL said.
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'As the only site in the country equipped to produce both stainless steel and aluminium coaches under one roof, it currently has an annual capacity of 300 coaches, which is being scaled up to 850 to meet increasing demand,' TRSL added.

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