The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the introduction of 400 new Vande Bharat trains in the Budget speech.
She said that one product one railway station will be popularised and 400 new Vande Bharat trains will be introduced.
Vande Bharat is a 16-coach, stylish train set with no separate locomotive. Designed and developed in the government-owned Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, its first prototype was ready by the end of 2018.
Two such trains have so far been manufactured — one is currently running between Delhi and Varanasi and the other between Delhi and Katra (Jammu and Kashmir).
She said that one product one railway station will be popularised and 400 new Vande Bharat trains will be introduced.
Vande Bharat is a 16-coach, stylish train set with no separate locomotive. Designed and developed in the government-owned Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, its first prototype was ready by the end of 2018.
Two such trains have so far been manufactured — one is currently running between Delhi and Varanasi and the other between Delhi and Katra (Jammu and Kashmir).
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