The demand for Vande Bharat Express trains is increasing abroad also. Countries like Chile, Canada, Malaysia have shown interest in importing Vande Bharat trains from India. Sources say there are several reasons why external buyers are attracted towards Vande Bharat. He said cost is one of the major factors.
The price of such trains manufactured in other countries is around Rs 160-180 crore, whereas the Vande Bharat train here comes for Rs 120-130 crore. The speed of Vande Bharat Express train also makes it very attractive.
Vande Bharat train is really beautiful
Sources said that Vande Bharat takes only 52 seconds to reach 0 to 100 kmph. This figure is even better than Japan’s bullet train, which takes 54 seconds to accelerate from 0-100 kmph. People like the design of Vande Bharat Express train a lot. It is really beautiful. The special thing is that it experiences 100 times less noise than an aircraft and its energy consumption is very low.
Indian Railways is rapidly expanding its track network.
Work towards increasing Vande Bharat trains: On the other hand, Indian Railways is rapidly expanding its track network. Also, work is underway to increase the adequate number of Vande Bharat trains. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that more than 31,000 kilometers of tracks have been added in the last 10 years. Our target is to add 40,000 kilometers of additional track.
Work on bullet train on track
He stressed that the work regarding Bullet Train is on track and is progressing at a very fast pace. At the same time, regarding security concerns, Vaishnav said that work is going on on the expansion of the armor system. It will cover approximately 40000 km network and will be installed in 1,0000 locomotives. Armor is an effective and low-cost security system.