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Vande Bharat Sleeper Train: The country's first Vande Bharat sleeper train may soon be back on track for the common man. According to sources related to Railways, Vande Bharat Sleeper train will reach the Integral Coach Factory of Railways from BEML facility today. To test the Vande Bharat sleeper train on different parameters, oscillation trials will first be conducted by ICF. After which it will be run for passengers after stability trial, speed trial and other technical trials. This entire process may take about 2 months, from which it can be estimated that this train will be back on track by December.
When will Vande Bharat sleeper train start?
According to estimates, the commercial run of the country's first Vande Bharat sleeper train will start by December. Its trial run may start in the next few days, which may take about two months.
Where will the first Vande Bharat sleeper train run?
There are many speculations regarding the route on which the country's first Vande Bharat sleeper train will run. According to sources, many proposals have come regarding this from different zones of the country. Mainly it can be started from cities like Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai. A final decision regarding this can be taken soon.
What will be the fare for Vande Bharat Sleeper?
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has already clarified that the fare of Vande Bharat Sleeper will be equal to the fare of Rajdhani Express in the country.
Passengers will get these special facilities
This train has integrated reading lights, public announcement and visual information system with USB charging provision, display panels inside and security cameras and modular pantry. Along with this, special berths and toilets have been arranged for disabled passengers. Apart from this, the facility of bathing with hot water has also been provided for the passengers in the first AC coach.
823 passengers will travel at one time
The Railway Minister said that Vande Bharat Sleeper train will run at a speed of 160/km per hour, whose maximum speed can reach 180/km per hour. This train will have a total of 16 coaches, of which 11 will be 3AC, 4 2AC and 1 first class coach.
Full attention of railway employees also
The Railway Minister said that along with the safety of the passengers, the facilities of the loco pilot and attendant have also been taken care of. All these trains have been designed in a new way. Loco cab has been improved. For safety reasons, these trains are already fitted with armour.