Vande Bharat Sleeper Train: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday unveiled the prototype of the Vande Bharat sleeper coach at the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka. After unveiling the structure of the Vande Bharat sleeper coaches, Vaishnaw informed reporters that the coach will undergo rigorous testing and trials for the next 10 days before being put on the tracks for further evaluation.
It is noteworthy that the Vande Bharat train is offered in three versions – chair coach, sleeper coach and metro. Till date, the government has launched the chair coach version of the Vande Bharat trains. This indigenous version of the train is designed to provide a new experience to the passengers as they can travel long distances by sleeping on the berths.
Vande Bharat sleeper trains to be operational in three months
“We expect the train to be operational for passengers in the next three months. We expect the Vande Sleeper Coach to be operational for passengers in three months from now… This is a full version with sleeper beds,” he said.
The Minister also laid the foundation stone for a new Vande Bharat manufacturing plant at the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) premises. “Today, we are embarking on a very important journey. After the success of the Vande Bharat chair car, the manufacturing and design of the Vande Bharat Sleeper is something we have all been waiting for and working towards. The manufacturing of the Vande Bharat Sleeper is now complete. In a few days, the Vande Bharat Sleepers (coaches) will roll out of the BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited) factory in Bangalore for testing and trials,” he said.
“Its layout has been carefully designed with a lot of attention to detail. The needs of the on-duty staff, be it loco drivers, maintenance staff or those serving linen and food, have been kept in mind. Each washroom has been designed keeping in mind the differently-abled people. Trials will continue for the next one to two months and then the service will most likely start in about three months,” Railway Minister Vaishnav said.
Vande Bharat sleeper train | Features
- The train carriage will feature reading lamps, charging sockets, a snack table and a holder for mobile phones and magazines.
- The buses will be equipped with the Kavach collision prevention system.
- All coaches will have stainless steel bodies.
- There will be crash-proof passenger safety
- The interior GRP panels will be there
- The compartments will comply with fire safety regulations (EN 45545)
- There will be automatic doors
- The footwell area on the stairs in Vande Bharat sleeper coaches has been improved.
- The bathrooms have new designs
- Air conditioning in sleeping cars has better control
- The seat cushion is better with new technology.
- The oxygen level inside the carriages will be maintained.
- The virus will be eliminated by 99.99 percent
- The new Vande Bharat Express sleeper train will have 16 coaches and 823 berths and there will be 11 3AC coaches (611 berths), 4 2AC coaches (188 berths) and 1 1AC coach (24 berths).
(With contributions from agencies)
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