Vande Bharat Sleeper Coach Revealed: Next-Level Comfort to Surpass Rajdhani Express

The Vande Bharat sleeper coach prototype was unveiled on 01-September-2024 at the BEML facility by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.The Vande Bharat sleeper coach train is planned to be open for passenger operations in the following three months. The coach will go under intensive trials and tests over the next 10 days before being allowed on the track for more testing.

What is told about Vande Bharat sleeper coach by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told that :

The Vande Bharat sleeper coach train is expected to be open for passenger operation in the next three months.
The Vande Bharat sleeper coach train is aimed for the middle class, and its fare would be competitive to the Rajdhani Express.
The new Vande Bharat sleeper coach train, constructed by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), was built on the Vande Bharat platform. It is superior to Rajdhani Express trains in terms of passenger amenities, speed and safety feature.
The coach will undergo various trials and tests for the next ten days before running on the track.
After the Vande Bharat chair train, they worked on Vande Bharat sleeper coach train. Its manufacture is currently complete. This train will depart for trial and testing from the BEML facility today.
Once the prototypes of Vande Bharat sleeper coach train are properly tested, then the series of production will start. They will start the series of production after one-and-half years. Then it will be like practically every month two to three trains will start rolling out.
The designing of a new train is a very complicated task, and that many new features have been added to the Vande Bharat sleeping coaches.
They are constantly upgrading the design of the Vande Bharat train. We are learning from our experience and developing it further. The similar principle will be used for Vande Bharat Metro.
The Railways are developing four configurations that will alter how people travel: Vande Bharat chair cars, Vande Bharat sleeper coaches, Vande Bharat Metro vehicles, and Amrit Bharat.
The 16-coach Vande Bharat sleeper train is designed for overnight travel and can travel between 800 and 1,200 kilometers. Additional aspects of the train include the oxygen level inside and virus protection lesson learned from the COVID-19 epidemic.

Over the grievances over inadequate food quality provided in Vande Bharat, the minister stated that the Indian Railways provide 13 lakh meals daily and the number of grievances is fewer than 0.01. “But still we are very, very concerned about the complaints which come and we have taken very strong action against the caterers as well as the suppliers.Read More : Rubina Francis Bronze adds to India’s remarkable run at the Paralympics

Vande Bharat sleeper coach train Features:

Speed : The Vande Bharat sleeper train can travel up to 160 kmph in operation and 180 kmph in testing. The average speed of the train will be higher than that of the Rajdhani Express due to the Vande Bharat sleeper variant’s quicker acceleration and deceleration since it is also a self-propelled train set.

coaches : The 16-coach Vande Bharat sleeper train prototype will have 11 AC 3 tier coaches (611 berths), 4 AC 2 tier coaches (188 berths) and 1 AC First Class Coach (24 berths).Indian Railways and BEMI claim that the Vande Bharat sleeper train has top-notch characteristics. According to officials, the Vande Bharat Sleeper train set represents an important improvement in India’s rail capacity and will provide passengers with a journey comparable to that of Europe.

Features : The new train has best-in-class interiors, including GFRP panels, automatic external passenger doors, sensor-based intercom doors, modern passenger amenities, and a spacious luggage area, according to Indian Railways.

Sleeper features : Integrated reading lights with USB charging ports, accessible restrooms and berths for passengers with disabilities, modular pantries, visual information systems and public address systems, internal display panels, security cameras, and hot water showers in AC first class coaches are just a few of the amenities that make the train more user-friendly.

Comfort : Passengers traveling in the Vande Bharat sleeper trains would have more comfortable berths than in the Rajdhani Express trains. Extra padding will be added to the berths, and the ladder that leads to the higher berths has been rebuilt for increased comfort.

Modular Toilets : Indian Railways has announced that the upcoming Vande Bharat sleeper train will feature odor-free, ergonomically constructed restrooms. The train will include vacuum restrooms featuring modular fittings.

Safety : According to reports, the Vande Bharat sleeper train has advanced parts that make it crashworthy. These include couplers and crash buffers that have been carefully made with the goal of maximizing passenger safety. Furthermore, Vande Bharat sleeper components and materials all fulfill the highest fire safety requirements.

Launch Date : BEML has stated that the new Indian Railways train will be introduced in the upcoming days after undergoing rigorous testing and trials, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. He stated that it should be prepared for passenger operations within the next three months.

Routes : Indian Railways is introducing the Vande Bharat sleeper train in an effort to transform passenger travel during the night. Significant reductions in travel are expected on important Golden Quadrilateral routes, including Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata, thanks to the train. The Vande Bharat Sleeper routes.