Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the newly-designed first-ever Vande Bharat sleeper train in New Delhi. The train will operate between Guwahati in Assam and Howrah in West Bengal.
The semi-high-speed train with design speed up to 180 kmph will have 16 coaches, including 11 three-tier AC coaches, 4 two-tier AC coaches, and 1 first-class AC coach, with a total capacity of around 823 passengers.
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Following inspections, while interacting with media persons here, Vaishnaw said that the fare of this train has been kept reasonable.
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He said Vande Bharat sleeper trains are fitted with the KAVACH system, which is an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to prevent accidents by monitoring speeds, enforcing signals, and automatically applying brakes to stop collisions, overspeeding, and Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD).
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a resolve, a vision, to transform the railways completely, and the Vande Sleeper train for overnight journeys is a new effort in that direction. The design of this train is completely new,” the Railway Minister said.
He further said that every aspect has been designed with passenger comfort and safety in mind. “CCTV cameras are pre-fitted, and the Kavach system is also installed. The braking system has been programmed in a completely new way. For passenger comfort, the seats have been designed in a new way,” he added.
He said the first-ever Vande Bharat sleeper train is ready for inauguration after the CRS inspection and subsequent certification. “Two rakes are being shifted to Guwahati and Kolkata. Very soon, in the coming days, the Prime Minister will inaugurate this Vande Bharat sleeper train, ” the Railway Minister informed.
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