The Vande Bharat sleeper train will have 16 coaches. The train will travel at a speed of 160 km/h.
Integral Coach Factory (ICF) today (October 23) introduced the production version of the sleeping car of the Vande Bharat train. Vande Bharat trains with sleeper coaches will be launched soon. ICF Managing Director BG Mallya said that this train would be ready by January 15.
Mallya of the Chennai-based coach factory said: “At present, the demand for trains in India is so high that our order book is full and we do not have the capacity to manufacture more trains for export. In 3-4 years we can also start looking at exports.
As in a normal sleeper coach, there will be three sleeper seats in a row.
Will run after getting certificate from Lucknow RDSO ICF Managing Director said, “So far, we have produced chair wagon rakes, but due to the popularity of the train, the Railway Board asked us to produce the sleeper version.
As we already have many orders, we share the design with PML who manufactures it. Then it comes to us for commissioning. From there, the coach will proceed to the RDSO station in Lucknow for a trial run, from where he will get the racing certificate.
Photos of the Vande Bharat sleeper train…
Prototype model of the Vande Bharat train with sleeper car at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.
Passengers will also benefit from an armrest when the middle seat is folded.
Railway Minister showed model of Vande Bharat sleeper train Earlier, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had shown a glimpse of the first model Vande Bharat Sleeper train on September 1 this year. He had come to inspect the train at the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) factory in Bangalore.
During this, he had said that the Vande Bharat Sleeper train was ready to cover a distance of 800 to 1,200 km. Passengers will board around 10 p.m. and reach their destination in the morning. This train was designed for the middle class. Its rate will be the same as that of Rajdhani.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav was seated inside the train along with BEML engineers.
The Vande Bharat Sleeper train has 16 coaches. These include 11 3-AC coaches, 4 2-AC coaches and one 1-AC coach.
Minister of Railways inspects Vande sleeping car at BEML. He also went to the locomotive pilot’s cabin.
Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnav took stock of the car facilities of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train.
Exterior view of the Vande Bharat sleeper train.
The Minister of Railways declared: they will be among the best trains in the world Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that a new coupling mechanism technology has been introduced in the train. This reduces the weight of the train and increases its strength. The coupler is the part that connects two coaches. It is made of austenitic steel.
According to the Railways Minister, weight balance and stability were taken into account while manufacturing the train. The mechanical part between the wheel and the track has been specially designed. This will reduce vibration and noise inside the train.
Ashwini Vaishnav said that the Vande Bharat sleeper train would be counted among the best trains in the world. The train carriages and toilets have been modernized. There are many safety features on the train. A separate cabin was built for maintenance personnel.
Should reduce travel time over long distances With the launch of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train, Indian Railways aims to reduce travel time over long distances. Especially on long journeys like Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata, passengers will enjoy great comfort. However, it has not yet been clarified on which route the train will run.
PM flags off 3 Vande Bharat trains, these will increase connectivity in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ran three new Vande Bharat trains on Saturday (August 31). The Prime Minister attended the event via video conference. These three trains will run between Chennai and Nagercoil, Madurai and Bangalore and Meerut and Lucknow.