Railways’ 100-day plan for new govt: Vande Bharat sleeper coaches, pending J&K rail projects on agenda

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NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways aims to roll out the sleeper variant of Vande Bharat train and complete crucial rail connectivity projects in Kashmir within the first 100 days of the new government coming to power, officials said...

Also included in the 100-day plan is finalisation of rolling stock procurement for the trial run of the bullet train by August 2026, they said.. Chennai's Integral Coach Factory (ICF), a unit of Indian Railways, is readying the sleeper variant Vande Bharat trains..

These trains will be put into service for long-distance overnight journeys soon after the next government takes charge, the officials said...

Work is also underway on 200 sleeper variant Vande Bharat trains which was awarded under public private partnership (PPP) mode...

The rolling stock procurement plan for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail, popularly called bullet train, is also expected to be finalised in the first 100 days of the new government coming to power...

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