Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday shared footage on social media platform X of the upcoming Vande Bharat sleeper trains. “Concept train – Vande Bharat (sleeper version). Coming soon… early 2024”, the minister’s caption learn.As seen within the image, the Vande Bharat sleeper trains can have two and three tier choices. The design of the berths is solely totally different from these in Rajdhani and different premium trains.The minister didn’t specify when will the brand new sleeper Vande Bharat practice begin working subsequent 12 months, however an ANI report had claimed that it could possibly be February 2024.

The Vande Bharat sleeper trains will permit passengers to journey lengthy distances on these high-speed trains in a single day.

The first Vande Bharat Express, between New Delhi and Varanasi, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, 2019.

Manufactured on the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, the practice set stands as a logo of the ‘Make-In-India’ initiative and showcases India’s engineering prowess.

Cleaning in 14 minutes

The Indian Railways has launched the idea for the Vande Bharat trains from October 1, beneath which the coaches might be cleaned in just 14 minutes. This idea exemplifies Japan’s bullet practice mannequin, the place the trains are cleaned in seven minutes.

“We need all of the trains to be cleaned in 14 minutes however we’re beginning with the Vande Bharat as of now. A complete of 4 employees can be deployed in each Vande Bharat coach. The cleansing employees has not solely been educated for over a month to execute this initiative but additionally have had mock drills”, a senior railway official told HT.Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the initiative is based on the concept of ‘7 minutes of miracle’ in Japan, where bullet trains are cleaned and made ready. The minister had said the initiative is being undertaken to improve punctuality and turnaround time.