Vande Bharat Train

January 8, 2025 4:31 PM

Indian Railways on track for future-ready transformation: spends 76% of budget in capacity augmentation for safer, faster, and world-class travel

The Indian Railways is making remarkable strides towards transforming itself into a future-ready organization, aiming to offer safer, faster, and world-class travel experiences for millions of passengers across India. By the end of the first nine months and four days of the current fiscal year, the Railways has already spent 76% of its budgetary outlay, demonstrating a strong commitment to capacity augmentation and modernization, the Railway Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday. The b...

September 16, 2024 3:22 PM

PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand’s Tatanagar

Six more Vande Bharat trains entered the Indian Railways fleet on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the trains from Tatanagar in Jharkhand. The trains will improve the connectivity on Tatanagar - Patna, Bhagalpur - Dumka - Howrah, Brahmapur - Tatanagar, Gaya - Howrah, Deoghar -Varanasi, and Rourkela - Howrah routes. The introduction of these Vande Bharat Express trains will benefit regular travellers, professionals, business and student community. These tr...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

PM Modi to flag off three Vande Bharat trains today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off three new Vande Bharat Express trains via video conferencing at 12:30 PM today. The introduction of these state-of-the-art trains aligns with the Prime Minister's vision of 'Make in India' and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, aiming to enhance connectivity across three routes: Meerut-Lucknow, Madurai-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Nagercoil. The Meerut City-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express is expected to save passengers approximately one hour compared to the current fast...