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The state of Telangana may get India’s next Vande Bharat train. Two other trains are currently operating from New Delhi as of now. The train is being built at the ICF Chennai and the trial is set to begin in mid-August. The trial will be held in the Kota Nagda section where the train will be run at the speed of 180 km. Soon after the success of 2-3 trials, the new Vande Bharat train can be approved for commercial operation. According to the railways, 75 Vande Bharat trains will begin running on the rails by August 15,…

INDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATE: Chasing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of running 75 Vande Bharat trains in 75 weeks, the third such train will leave the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai on August 12 for trials, sources said on Tuesday. The train is likely to be run on a specific route in south India from November. Railway sources said the operations of the semi-high speed (160-200 kilometres per hour) Vande Bharat trial will be started before August 15. While it is yet to be confirmed, Modi could flag off the train…

Indian Railways has extended the deadline for a tender that it released for 200 third-generation Vande Bharat train sets. The deadline for bid submission for key systems has been extended to October 10 from July 26. The deadline has been extended because industry stakeholders sought additional time to evaluate the project and prepare their bids, a senior railway official said.“Some private players have asked for more time to evaluate the investment needed to upgrade existing infrastructure at Marathwada Rail Coach Factory…

In a bid to enhance the travel experience of passengers, the Indian Railways has chalked up plans to roll out new Vande Bharat trains with best-in-class amenities. With the new trains, the railways aims to provide facilities that will be even superior compared to current premium trains like Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi train. Moreover, it has been said that the amenities provided will be on par with those seen in some best-in-class trains globally, reported The Times of India. The Railways recently floated the tender for…

Indian Railways will infuse more power on its network to make it ready for the high speed and more energy consuming ‘Vande Bharat’ trains, according to an order issued by the Railway Board, which has instructed that all electrification of routes will now be sanctioned with 2×25 kV traction system only. This traction system is prevalent in countries like China, Japan, France and South Africa where high speed passenger trains operate. According to the plans chalked out by the railways, 75 Vande Bharat trains are scheduled…

Good news has come in from the Indian Railways for Maharashtra. The state is all set to get its first Vande Bharat train, which is said to be one of the fastest in the country. Though the ministry has not announced the date, from when the trains will be operational, they are expected to start by August 15. Little is known about the cities between which the Vande Bharat trains will travel, but Mumbai to Pune has been confirmed as one of the routes. With the introduction of the Vande Bharat train, the travel time between…

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has also affected the Indian Railways. The production and manufacturing of Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, the most popular train of Indian Railways, is running late due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason is that the wheels of the Vande Bharat Express train come from Ukraine, the largest producer of train wheels in the world. But due to the war, there was a lot of delay in the arrival of wheels from Ukraine in India, thus also delaying work on Vande Bharat…

Indian Railways is all set to roll out 75 Vande Bharat rakes by August 2023, said Integral Coach Factory (ICF) after Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the coaches under production at the LHB shed of Furnishing Factory, ICF, on Friday. Sharing a video, Vaishnaw tweeted: “Vande Bharat manufacturing on fast track at ICF Chennai.” Vande Bharat manufacturing on fast track at ICF Chennai. pic.twitter.com/goBhEMUqZZ — Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) May 20, 2022 Railways minister also flagged off the…

With its plan to import Vande Bharat train wheels from Ukraine impeded by the ongoing war, the Indian Railways has decided to manufacture them at its Bengaluru factory to ensure the prime minister’s pet project is rolled out on time, say sources. The first batch of 128 wheels, out of a cumulative order for 36,000 at a cost of USD 16 million, have been transported from Ukraine to its neighbouring Romania by road and are currently stuck there. These are expected to be airlifted to India by the third week of May, they…

NASA will run a live broadcast of the return to Earth of American astronaut Mark Vande Hei after a record-breaking 355-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Along with Vande Hei, two Russian cosmonauts — Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov — will also touch down in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz MS-19 capsule on March 30. The Soyuz will undock from the Rassvet module, heading for a parachute-assisted landing, NASA said. On March 15, Vande Hei has surpassed Scott Kelly's previously held record of 340…