Plan for 102 Vande Bharat: Indian Railways has published a manufacturing plan for 102 Vande Bharat rakes (35 in 2022-2023 and 67 in 2023-2024), designed by Indian Railways and manufactured within Indian Railways Production Units (Integral coach factory, Rail coach factory and Modern coach factory).
The provision of Vande Bharat trains, comprising other coach items, falls under PH 21-Rolling Stock Plan (Carriages), for which Rs 19479 crore has been set aside in the Revised Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw provided the information in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The minister announced that the first Vande Bharat Express service between New Delhi and Varanasi began on February 15, 2019. The Indian Railways (IR) network currently has 10 pairs of Vande Bharat Express trains in service.
Vaishnaw said: “A total of 75 Vande Bharat rakes are planned as Chair Car versions, with the remainder being Sleeper versions. IR also intends to build 400 Vande Bharat trains (sleeper variant) using three alternative technologies, for which Tenders have been issued to identify Technology Partners for manufacturing within IR Production Units using IR staff. In addition to the aforementioned, 8000 Vande Bharat Coaches have been envisaged in Budget 2023-24.”
It has been envisioned that Kavach gradually cover the railway network. Kavach is currently operational on a 1455-kilometer-long section on South Central Railway.
“Moreover, contracts have been given for Kavach work on roughly 3000 route kms of Indian Railways’ Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah sections, and work is in progress,” he added.
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It has been envisioned that Kavach gradually cover the railway network. Kavach is currently operational on 1455 route kilometres of South Central Railway. Furthermore, contracts for Kavach work on roughly 3000 route kilometres of Indian Railways’ Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah sections have been awarded, and work is now underway.
On December 15, 2021, a new Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) strategy was unveiled to encourage industry investment in the establishment of additional rail freight terminals.
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These terminals will be built on non-Railway property as well as partially or entirely on Railway property. The goal is to commission 100 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) during three fiscal years (2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25), with 30 GCTs already operational. Thus far, 145 applications for the establishment of Cargo Terminals have been received under the GCT policy, with 103 in-principle permissions issued.
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