According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, PM Modi will flag off 3 Vande Bharat Express trains at KSR Railway Station in Bengaluru at around 11 am. Thereafter, he will flag off Yellow line of Bangalore metro and undertake a metro ride from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Electronic
"This will give a good jump to tourism. Economy will receive a significant benefit. We are making a total of 5 terminals in the stretch from Baramulla to Jammu from where things can be brought to and forth. If we have to send produce from here to any part of the country, fruits and handicraf
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on June 6 for the inauguration of several projects including the Chenab bridge, the Anji bridge, and the flagging off of Vande Bharat trains.
Speaking about the project, Jodhpur Divisional Railway Manager Anurag Tripathi said, "The Vande Bharat maintenance depot being built at Bhagat Ki Kothi in Jodhpur Division is the first of its kind in the country. It will handle maintenance for Vande Bharat trains from across India. Spread ov
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw met the president of Paraguay, Santiago Pena and discussed opportunities regarding the growth of Indian railways.
India now boasts the second-largest road network in the world, the third-largest metro rail network, and the fourth-largest rail network. He also highlighted that 136 Vande Bharat trains are running in the country, and 97 percent of the broad-gauge network has been electrified.
As many as 136 Vande Bharat train services having chair cars are operational on Indian Railways network as of January 2025, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The minister also said that overall occupancy in these trains are almost 100 per cent.
The 76th Republic Day was celebrated grandly at the Vijayawada Railway Division. The event took place at the Vijayawada Railway Ground, where Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Narendra Anand Rao Patil unfurled the national flag, followed by a ceremonial reception.
Ministry of Finance posted on X, "With 68 operational Vande Bharat trains already running, Indian Railways is in process of selecting technology partners to indigenously manufacture Energy Efficient Vande Bharat trains in India. #BudgetForViksitBharat"
Indian Railways continued its transformative journey in the year 2024, paving the way for a new era of modernization and progress. With a strong focus on meeting world-class travel experience, boosting freight efficiency, and adopting advanced technologies, the Railways has solidified its ro
Countries like Chile, Canada, and Malaysia have shown keen interest for importing the Vande Bharat Trains from India. It is learnt from informed sources that for several reasons external buyers are attracted towards Vande Bharat.