Railways are looking to produce 75 Vande Bharat trains by August 2023, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement last year. Subsequently, FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to launch 400 Vande Bharat trains over the next few years.
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With the new Vande Bharat Express ready in the coming days, we offer you an exclusive preview of the new train of Indian Railways:
Executive chair on the new Vande Bharat
The train will boast aircraft-style seats with improved ride comfort. The color scheme of the seats has been changed to blue for the non-Executive coach and bluish gray for the Executive coach.
New AC wheelchair on Vande Bharat
Executive chair in the car
Like previous versions, the Executive class seats of the new Vande Bharat will also be able to rotate 180 degrees.
Swivel seats in Executive Chair carriage
New Vande Bharat Express
The new Vande Bharat trains will be equipped with a new indigenous automatic train protection system called Kavach. This is intended to provide protection by preventing trains from passing the Danger signal (red) and avoiding collision.
Kavach anti-collision system
Four emergency windows have been added to each carriage for easy evacuation of passengers in the event of an unpleasant accident. There will also be a 32-inch passenger information and infotainment screen compared to the previous 24 inches.
Larger passenger information system and emergency window
The train will have four track side cameras, including rear view cameras outside the bus. Two signal exchange lights were installed on the carriages to exchange signals with the on-board stations.
New side cameras on the platform and signal exchange lights
Emergency lights have been provided in each bus to power the lights in case all electrical connections are broken.
Emergency lights
Better heat ventilation and air conditioning control will be provided.
New Vande Bharat Express
While the first trains will be air-conditioned carriage services, the goal is to produce AC sleeper trains that will be better than the Rajdhani Express. Indian railways are also looking to acquire technology to make aluminum Vande Bharat trains for the first time.
