Vande Bharat Sleeper: Titagarh Rail Systems to launch prototype train by September 2026

Indian Express

a day ago

Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains: The Ministry of Railways is working in full swing to scale up the production of Vande Bharat Sleeper train in the country. This new modern train aims at transforming the long-distance travel in the country. It will further redefine the overnight journeys in the days to come.
The national transporter awarded the contract to manufacture Vande Bharat Sleeper trains to three companies: BEML, Kinet Railway Solutions (a Joint Venture between Russian rolling stock major TMH and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited – RVNL) and a consortium of Titagarh Rail Systems Limited and Bharat Heavy Engineering Limited (BHEL).
'The company expects to complete the production of the prototype train of 16 cars by Q2 of FY 27 and continue with series production thereafter in terms of the contract,' the company said in an exchange filing.
It further added that the design phase of Vande Bharat Sleeper train project is in the final stage of completion. 'The Company is in advanced stages of completion of design phase of the project and has set up the complete car body production line for the Vande Bharat coaches in its plant in Uttarpara and started the production of the first car body during Q1FY26,' it said in a regulatory filing. The company will manufacture 80 Vande Bharat train sets.
It also stated that the total order book of Vande Bharat trains (supply portion) amounts to Rs 9,600 crore, representing 1,280 coaches of which the company's share of the consortium was 51 per cent, amounting to Rs 4,943 crore.
Meanwhile, Railways has planned to launch the country's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train next month. This train has been developed by BEML with ICF technology.