Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains: Indian Railways is expanding its premium trains. In this episode, preparations are on to introduce a new sleeper version of the popular Vande Bharat Express. The decision has been taken after the successful rollout of Project AC Chair Car Vande Bharat Express. This sleeper train will provide passengers a comfortable journey during the overnight journey and at the same time it will reach the destination faster.
Currently, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai is working on a prototype sleeper Vande Bharat train, which is expected to be ready in about 24 months. In addition, a significant initiative is underway to manufacture 200 Vande Bharat sleeper train sets.
Bidding was done for these sleeper trains. The consortium of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and TMH of Russia got success in this. He secured a contract to manufacture 120 Vande Bharat sleeper trains at the Railway’s Coach Factory in Latur. Meanwhile, a consortium of Titagarh Wagons and BHEL won the contract to manufacture the remaining 80 train sets.
What will be the speed
Due to the higher speed, Vande Bharat trains will be able to run at a speed of more than 160 kmph as compared to Rajdhani trains. The official said that the current version of the Vande Bharat trains is capable of reaching the 0-100 km/h speed limit in less than 60 seconds and the sleeper versions will also have similar acceleration
