200 New Vande Bharat Trains: Indian Railways To Expand By 2027

Indian Railways plans to build three types of modern trains over the next 2-3 years —– 200 new Vande Bharat trains (including both sleeper and chair car versions), 100 Amrit Bharat trains, and 50 Namo Bharat trains. This announcement was made by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as part of India’s railway modernization efforts.

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They will make 350 modern trains: 100 Amrit Bharat, 50 Namo Bharat, and 200 new Vande Bharat trains.
These trains will have both sleeping cars and chair cars.
Additionally, 17,500 basic train coaches will be made (non-AC sleeper and general class).
This will help more people travel by train, especially those who can’t afford expensive tickets.
The whole project will take 2-3 years to complete.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says these new trains and coaches will make train travel better across India. He further announced that for every 3 non-AC coaches, 2 will be manufactured and for every 3 AC coaches, 1 will be manufactured. A new program has started to make more general coaches available across India.