Lok Sabha Question No. 5188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Upgradation of Track Infrastructure for Vande Bharat Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

## UPGRADATION OF TRACK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR VANDE BHARAT TRAIN

5188. SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

whether  the  Vande  Bharat  train  sets  have  been  designed  to transform  the  rail  travel  experience  for  passengers  with  worldclass amenities coupled with fast connectivity, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

Design and Development of Coaches including Vande Bharat to enhance  the  safety  and  passenger  experience  is  continuous process over Indian Railways.

With a view to provide better travel experience to passengers, Indian Railways has introduced the indigenously

designed  and  manufactured  Vande  Bharat  trains  with  modern coaches,  advanced  safety  features  and  passenger  amenities.

These new Vande Bharat Trains have following features:

- I. Fitted with KAVACH.
- II. Higher acceleration with design/operating speed of 180/160 KMPH.
- III. Air  conditioning  units  with  indigenously  developed  UV-C
4. lamp based disinfection system.
5. Jerk Free Semi-Permanent couplers.
6. IV.
- V. Centrally controlled Automatic Plug Doors and Fully Sealed wider gangways.
- VI. Better Ride Comfort.
- VII. CCTVs in all Coaches.
- VIII. Emergency Alarm Push buttons and Talk Back Units on all Coaches.
- IX. Improved  fire  safety  -  Aerosol  based  fire  detection  and suppression system in electrical cabinets and lavatories.
- X. For  Divyangjan  passengers  special  lavatory  in  the  driving coaches on each end.
- XI. Driver-Guard communication with voice recording facility & Crash hardened memory.
- XII. Coach  condition  monitoring  System  (CCMS)  display  with remote monitoring.

Further,  Indian  Railways  has  planned  Vande  Bharat  Sleeper Trains for long and medium journey.

The first 16-Car prototype rake has been manufactured. Total 10 Rakes in 16-Car composition and 50 rakes in 24-Car configuration have been provisioned for manufacture at ICF Chennai.

Broad technological advancements and safety features provided in Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains are as below:

- I. Fitted with KAVACH.
- II. Crashworthy  and  Jerk-Free  Semi  permanent  couplers  and Anti Climbers.
- III. Crashworthy Design of Carbody complying with EN standards.
- IV. EN-45545 HL3 fire safety standards.
- V. Fire barrier doors at the end of each coach.
- VI. Regenerative braking system for energy efficiency.
- VII. Air conditioning units provided with indigenously developed UV-C lamp based disinfection system.
- VIII. Emergency talk-back unit for communication between Passenger and Train Manager/Loco Pilot in case of emergency.
- IX. Accommodation and accessible toilets for Passengers with Restricted  Mobility  (PRM)  in  the  driving  coaches  on  each end.
- X. Centrally controlled Automatic Plug Doors and Fully Sealed wider gangways.
- XI. Ergonomically  designed  ladder  for  ease  of  climbing  on  to upper berths.

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