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Oct 19, 2023, 12:44PM ISTSource: TOI.in Vande Bharat sleeper coach train update: Indian Railways’ first Vande Bharat sleeper train is all set to roll out in the first half of 2024. The first Vande Bharat sleeper train is being manufactured by BEML in collaboration with ICF. In this exclusive interview with Times of India Online’s Smriti Jain, BEML’s Chairman & Managing Director Shantanu Roy...

Oct 16, 2023, 12:17PM ISTSource: TOI.inVande Bharat sleeper train prototype is expected to be rolled out in the first half of 2024, with BEML and ICF working on the swanky new train that will be better than Rajdhani Express trains on the Indian Railways network. In an extensive interview, BG Mallya, the General Manager at ICF spoke at length about the Vande Bharat sleeper train project, its features,...

Indian Railways is looking to roll out a new train for the common man - and one that will run on the push-pull locomotive system. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today took to his Whatsapp channel to share an image preview of the push-pull locomotives that are being made for the new train by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai is manufacturing a new upgraded...

JAIPUR: Several trains, including Vande Bharat express trains were cleaned in just 14 minutes under the 'Swachhta Hi Seva campaign', on Sunday.The North Western Railway (NWR) started the ‘14 Minute Miracle Scheme’.Among the trains cleaned in just 14 minutes include Udaipur-Jaipur, Bilaspur - Nagpur, Secunderabad-Tirupati, Puri-Rourkela and Gandhinagar-Mumbai Central.For cleaning the Udaipur-Jaipur...

Oct 01, 2023, 08:39PM ISTSource: TOI.inVande Bharat Express 14 minute miracle: Inspired from Japanese bullet trains’ ‘7-minute miracle’, Indian Railways has launched a new 14 minute miracle initiative for Vande Bharat Express trains. Now the premium semi-high speed train will be made ready for its next trip in a record 14 minutes with efficient cleaning by staff. Watch the video above to know what...

NEW DELHI: The government is all set to implement the "14 minutes miracle" scheme on October 1 for Vande Bharat Express trains.Under this scheme, the Vande Bharat trains will be completely cleaned and ready for the next trip in just 14 minutes. This will be launched at 32 places on Sunday, including Delhi, Shirdi etc.The ministry of Railways had earlier announced that it was going to implement the "14...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the aspirational districts programme changed the lives of more than 25 crore people in 112 districts of the country and its success will now form the basis of the aspirational blocks programme.PM Modi made the remarks as he launched a unique week-long programme for aspirational blocks called 'Sankalp Saptaah' at the Bharat Mandapam here.The prime...

Vande Bharat sleeper trains project on track: In a significant development, the Indian Railways has signed a supply contract with Kinet Railway Solutions, a joint venture between Metrowagonmash (MWM) and Locomotive Electronic Systems (LES) from Russia, along with India's Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), for the production of Vande Bharat trains.Under this agreement, Kinet Railway Solutions will both...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has today flagged off 9 new Vande Bharat Express trains aimed at boosting connectivity across eleven states namely Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gujarat. At the flag off, PM Modi said that the craze for Vande Bharat Express is increasing and it is only a matter of time when the new trains will...

HYDERABAD: Three southern states got their second Vande Bharat trains, with PM Narendra Modi flagging off the services at Secunderabad and Chennai railway stations on Saturday.The PM invoked Goddess Bhagyalakshmi — after whom he had referred to Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar at the BJP national executive meeting in July last year — as he flagged off the Vande Bharat train, linking the “city of...