Indian Railways: Third rake of Vande Bharat Express ready for speed trails

The third rake of the semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express arrived at the Chandigarh stabling lines. The train leaft Chennai last week and arrived the Chandigarh station. Here the trials will be conducted before being rolled out for the passenger services.

The train will be tested on regular, poor, and excellent tracks. Nearly two months are needed to complete all of these trials.

Several new adjustments have been made in the train keeping the passenger's comfort in mind.


Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Thursday tweeted," Getting ready to roll - 3rd Vande Bharat Train reaches stabling line in Chandigarh for speed trial."


The third rake of the Express was designed, developed, and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF). It will be tested for about 15,000 kilometres, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.

The Railway Minister visited the ICF and inspected the Vande Bharat Express train. All tests such as static, dynamic, oscillation and others will be carried out and ICF will be rolling out more such trains, The minister informed.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said Indian Railways will produce 75 Vande Express trains that will link all parts of the country.

Railways will roll out 75 Vande Bharat rakes by August 2023.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget for 2022-23, had said 400 new energy efficient Vande Bharat trains will be introduced in three years.