Category: Rolling Stock

Indian Railways (IR) is planning to introduce three more Vande Bharat trains in the southern India.

Reportedly, Indian Railways is expected to launch a Vande Bharat Express service connecting New Delhi and Jaipur.

Indian Railways (IR) is expected to lay increased focus on modernisation rolling stock in the upcoming 2023-24 union budget.

The Secunderabad-Vijayawada Vande Bharat train has been launched on January 15, 2023.

In a bid to increase the deployment of Vande Bharat trains in the country, Indian Railways (IR) has prepared a Rs 180 billion plan to scale up the locomotive maintenance facility.

Reportedly, Ministry of Railways plans to commence operations of hydrogen trains along eight heritage routes in the next two years.

Reportedly, Indian Railways (IR) has inaugurated a new Vande Bharat train on December 30, 2022.

Siemens Limited has won the contract for manufacturing, maintaining and supplying 1,200 electric locomotives of 9,000 HP (horse power) to the Indian Railways from Dahod, Gujarat.

Reportedly, Indian Railways is planning to launch a new Vande Bharat train on December 30, 2022.

Reportedly, the Central government is likely to announce a mega order for 50,000 wagons to be supplied by 2027-28 in the upcoming budget (2023-24).

A new Vande Bharat train connecting Bilaspur to Nagpur has been launched on December 11, 2022. 

Indian Railways (IR) production units i.e., Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Banaras Locomotive Works and Patiala Locomotive Works are on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23.

A total of five firms have submitted bids for the manufacturing of 200 Vande Bharat trains of sleeper version and maintaining them for the next 35 years.

Siemens Limited has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for manufacturing, supplying and maintaining 1200 electric locomotives of 9000 HP (horse power).

Reportedly, a new Vande Bharat train will be inaugurated on December 11, 2022.

Reportedly, Alstom, Russia’s Metrowagonmash, and three consortiums – Siemens-BEML, Stadler-Medha and Bharat Heavy Electricals-Titagarh Wagons have submitted bids for the manufacture, supply and maintenance of 200 Vande Bharat trains.

Reportedly, Indian Railways is planning to launch tilting trains in India by 2025-26.

According to railway ministry, Indian Railways is on track to achieve the target for production of 475 Vande Bharat trains in the next three years.

The Bharat Gaurav Train Scheme has been revised with the view to provide concerted thrust to promotion of rail-based tourism by provision of better-quality coaches and tour packages.

Indian Railways is planning to launch the sixth Vande Bharat in December 2022.