Subsequent era Vande Bharat trains will be capable of attain most velocity of 200 kmph: Railway Minister

The Marathwada Rail Coach Manufacturing facility at Latur in central Maharashtra will manufacture almost 1,600 coaches for the upgraded model of Vande Bharat Categorical trains within the coming years and every of them will price Rs 8 crore to Rs 9 crore, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has mentioned.

He mentioned the superior model of Vande Bharat trains will be capable of attain most velocity of 200 km per hour (kmph).

Vaishnaw was addressing the ‘Vacation spot Marathwada’ occasion, organised by the Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA), in Aurangabad on Monday night.

“The following model of Vande Bharat trains might be manufactured in Marathwada. Practically 1,600 coaches might be manufactured on the facility in Latur. Every coach will price Rs 8 crore to 9 crore. The undertaking will create alternatives for firms situated in radius of 400 km to 500 km,” he added.

Speaking concerning the subsequent era of Vande Bharat Categorical, Vaishnaw mentioned, “The utmost velocity of those trains might be 200 kmph as in comparison with 180 kmph now. First coach of this model might be rolled out within the subsequent 15 to 16 months.”

On challenges in manufacturing the semi-high-speed trains, the minister mentioned, “We succeeded in bringing down the noise stage inside them to 60-65 decibels which is lower than an plane (85-90 decibels).”

The velocity of laying railway tracks has gone up since 2014, he mentioned.

“The velocity of laying railway tracks was 4 km per day previous to 2014. This has now reached 12 km per day and the federal government intends to scale this as much as 20 km per day,” Vaishnaw mentioned.

Aurangabad will get 5G web facility earlier than March 31, 2023, he mentioned.

The Aurangabad Industrial Metropolis (AURIC) might be projected as an funding vacation spot by the railway ministry, Vaishnaw mentioned.