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Vande Bharat News: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has made a big announcement regarding Vande Bharat. The long awaited moment has arrived. After India, now Vande Bharat is going to create a stir on foreign roads also. Ashwini Vaishnav said that Railways will soon export India's Vande Bharat Express and the process for this has been started. Many countries have also shown interest. He informed that the Railway Ministry is preparing a roadmap to start export of Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26. We are also working to increase the production of Vande Bharat trains.
Earlier on February 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of about 2000 railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 41,000 crore through video conferencing and dedicated it to the nation. Lakhs of people from 500 railway stations and 1500 other places joined the Vikas Bharat Vikas Railways programme.
Indian Railways is receiving proposals to consider export of its flagship Vande Bharat locomotives, a senior railway official said. According to the information received so far, the American state Chile has shown interest in Vande Bharat. According to the official, however, the discussions have not yet been converted into orders.
A railway official told BusinessLine that the priority is to cater to the domestic market before making modifications to the design targeting international markets. Availability of manufacturing facility is also a factor being considered. “At present, Chile has expressed some interest in the Vande Bharat design,” he said. It is good to see international interest in indigenous designs.
demand in these countries
It is noteworthy that India is trying to showcase the Vande Bharat engine as a major export offering. But the order has not been placed yet. Latin America and African countries have also shown interest, where electric locomotives are especially in demand. Let us tell you that the construction cost of 16 coach Vande Bharat train is around Rs 130 crore.