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    • Railways awards Rs 1,285-crore contract to Alstom for components supply for sleeper Vande Bharat trainsets

      Railways awards Rs 1,285-crore contract to Alstom for components supply for sleeper Vande Bharat trainsets

      In India, Alstom has engineering and industrial presence for components with the sites of Savli (bogies), Coimbatore and Maneja (bogies and traction equipment)

    • Vande Bharat sleeper trains near completion, expected on tracks in two months

      Vande Bharat sleeper trains near completion, expected on tracks in two months

      "The completion work of the trainset of the Vande Bharat sleeper train is in full swing and the first train will be on track within two months," Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

    • Four Vande Bharat trains pelted with stones by miscreants

      Four Vande Bharat trains pelted with stones by miscreants

      Three separate cases have been registered in connection with each of these incidents of stone pelting, officials said.

    • 9 Vande Bharat trains roll out with new feature after passenger feedback

      9 Vande Bharat trains roll out with new feature after passenger feedback

      The railways also rolled out its first orange coloured Vande Bharat Express from Kasargod to Thiruvananthapuram, a high demand route which now operates two such trains, a senior Indian Railways official said.

    • PM Modi to lay foundation stone for redevelopment of Gorakhpur railway station; see how it will look

      PM Modi to lay foundation stone for redevelopment of Gorakhpur railway station; see how it will look

      The Gorakhpur railway station will be redeveloped at a whopping cost of around Rs 498 crore and will provide world-class passenger amenities.

    • In Pics: PM Modi flags off five Vande Bharat trains in Bhopal

      In Pics: PM Modi flags off five Vande Bharat trains in Bhopal

      Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Governor Mangu Bhai C Patel, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishaw, and Jyotiraditya Scindia were present at the event.

    • PM Modi to visit Madhya Pradesh tomorrow, flag off five Vande Bharat trains

      PM Modi to visit Madhya Pradesh tomorrow, flag off five Vande Bharat trains

      Modi will attend a public programme in Shahdol district around 3 pm. He will honour Rani Durgavati, who ruled Gondwana in the mid-16th century; launch the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission and kickstart distribution of Ayushman cards.

    • Vande Bharat Trains arriving soon: Mumbai-Goa, Patna-Ranchi and 3 more by June-end

      Vande Bharat Trains arriving soon: Mumbai-Goa, Patna-Ranchi and 3 more by June-end

      Speaking to News18, a Ministry official said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate these trains — Mumbai-Goa, Patna-Ranchi, Bangalore-Hubli, Bhopal-Indore and Bhopal-Jabalpur — on June 26.

    • 3 versions of Vande Bharat trains by Feb-March next year: Ashwini Vaishnaw

      3 versions of Vande Bharat trains by Feb-March next year: Ashwini Vaishnaw

      The minister said in the next three to four years, railway tracks will be upgraded to support the maximum speed of 160 kmph of Vande Bharat trains.

    • Dehradun-New Delhi Vande Bharat train service coming soon - get all the details

      Dehradun-New Delhi Vande Bharat train service coming soon - get all the details

      The Vande Bharat Express trains can reach speeds of up to 180km/hr and is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities to 3.5 hours from the earlier 6 hours.

    • Maharashtra: 120 Vande Bharat trains to be manufactured at coach factory in Latur, says Union Minister Danve

      Maharashtra: 120 Vande Bharat trains to be manufactured at coach factory in Latur, says Union Minister Danve

      Danve said the Centre has sanctioned Rs 600 crore to set up the coach factory in Latur and efforts are on to begin operations at the facility at the earliest.

    • Plan to make 120 Vande Bharat trains in Latur facility moving quickly: Rail panel member

      Plan to make 120 Vande Bharat trains in Latur facility moving quickly: Rail panel member

      Rail Advisory Committee member Shamsundar Mandhana said 120 of these rakes, or a total of 1,920 coaches, will be made in Latur and the rest in Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.

    • PM to flag off 2 Vande Bharat trains, inaugurate educational campus in Mumbai on Friday

      PM to flag off 2 Vande Bharat trains, inaugurate educational campus in Mumbai on Friday

      After arriving in the city, PM Modi will first flag off CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express in the afternoon and soon after the second semi high-speed train linking the financial capital to Sainagar Shirdi, a temple town in Ahmednagar district, Railway officials said on Thursday.

    • Watch: A glass full of water tests Vande Bharat train's stability at 180kmph

      Watch: A glass full of water tests Vande Bharat train's stability at 180kmph

      A video shows how a glass of water, placed inside a Vande Bharat train, remained stable even as it reached a speed of 180 kmph.

    • Watch: Vande Bharat train runs at 180 kmph during trial

      Watch: Vande Bharat train runs at 180 kmph during trial

      The latest Vande Bharat trial took place in the Kota (Rajasthan)-Nagda (Madhya Pradesh) section on August 26.

    • Railways chugs on the fast track towards 400 energy-efficient Vande Bharat Express trains

      Railways chugs on the fast track towards 400 energy-efficient Vande Bharat Express trains

      Also, bio-toilets have been installed in all mainline passenger coaching stock so that no waste is discharged onto tracks. Bio-toilet with vacuum flushing system is also being retrofitted in coaches.

    • Budget 2022: 400 new generation Vande Bharat trains to be brought in next 3 years

      Budget 2022: 400 new generation Vande Bharat trains to be brought in next 3 years

      Budget 2022: She also further apprised that 100 PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals will be developed during the next 3 years and there will implementation of innovative ways for building metro systems.

    • Railways follows up on PM's I-day announcement, floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat trains

      Railways follows up on PM's I-day announcement, floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat trains

      The closing date for the tender is October 20. A pre-bid meeting will be held on September 21 with the cut-off date for the submission of pre-bid queries being September 14.

    • New Vande Bharat train sets to come with features to aid emergency evacuation

      New Vande Bharat train sets to come with features to aid emergency evacuation

      The new improved features on these Vande Bharat trains will include four emergency windows for easy evacuation of passengers in case of emergencies, the officials said.

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