Category: Rolling Stock

In a key development, the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express will be launched on September 30, 2022. 

In an important development, Indian Railways (IR) has generated a revenue of Rs 2.31 billion in the August 2021-Augsut 2022 period, from the subsidised air-conditioned ‘economy’ class coaches.

India is developing hydrogen-powered trains and they will be completed in 2023.

In the constant endeavor to give the best facilities to passengers, Indian Railways will be introducing the new version of high-speed train Vande Bharat i.e. Vande Bharat 2.

The Indian Railways (IR) production units i.e. Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala, Modern Coach Factory at Raebareli, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works at Varanasi, Patiala Locomotive Works at Patiala, Rail Wheel Factory at Bengaluru and Rail Wheel Plant at Bela are on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23.

Contributing towards the goal of launching 400 Vande Bharat trains across the country by 2025, the Northern Railways has conducted the trail run an advanced model of the train between Sahnewal and New Morinda Junction railway station on August 19, 2022.

In a bid to achieve the 75 Vande Bharat trains in 75 weeks schedule, Indian Railways is expected to begin trials for third such train on August 12, 2022.

In a bid to achieve the 75 Vande Bharat trains in 75 weeks schedule, Indian Railways is expected to begin trials for third such train on August 12, 2022.

Indian Railways is planning to float a tender worth Rs 260 billion for manufacturing 200 Vande Bharat trains with aluminum coaches.

Global players have shown interest in developing the new locomotive facility for IR at an estimated investment of Rs 200 billion in Dahod, Gujarat.

Indian Railways is planning to double the capacity of overhead power lines to ensure that newer trains such as the Vande Bharat express can ply comfortably.

Reportedly, the new set of 16-coach semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express trains, of which are two are expected to be launched in August 2022, will be manufactured an investment of Rs 115 crore each.

India’s first semi-high speed freight train is likely to be launched by December 2022.

In a notable development, Medha Servo Drives Private Limited has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Stadler Rail, a Swiss railway rolling stock manufacturer, for its rail coach manufacturing facility.

In a notable development, Indian Railways has flagged off the 12,000th Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) on May 20, 2022.

Indian Railways has decided to manufacture Vande Bharat train wheels at its Bengaluru factory.