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In 2018, a new generation of Double Decker Express trains were introduced in Indian Railways named as UDAY Express - Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express trains, designed by RDSO. The coaches of these trains have an anti-graffiti vinyl wrapped exterior and have been given a bright color scheme of yellow, orange and pink ...
The Indian government conducted joint surveys with a Japanese government team in 2014, finally approving a corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The new high-speed service will use a Japanese Shinkansen system and rolling stock. The cost of procuring the technology is estimated to be around ₹ 110,000 crore (US$13 billion).
This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Howrah Jn, Durgapur, Asansol Jn, Dhanbad Jn, Parasnath, Koderma Jn and Gaya Jn. [10] It is currently operated with train numbers 22303/22304 on 6 days a week basis.
For high-speed rail, the Indian railways will construct bullet train assembly facilities on a public-private participation (PPP) model. As per NHSRCL, Japanese companies will set up manufacturing facilities in India to build the parts for bullet train sets. [71] For semi-high speed rail, Indian Railways had already rolled out Train 18 in 2018.
New Jalpaiguri–New Mal–Samuktala Road † Northeast Frontier Railway: 1950 182 km (113 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) Yes [69] New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon: Northeast Frontier Railway: 1963 252 km (157 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) 2024 [70] New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar: Northeast Frontier Railway: 2016 128.6 km (79.9 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) 2024
The Hyderabad–Bangalore High Speed Rail Corridor is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting India's two southern metros, Hyderabad and Bangalore. When completed, it will be Southern India's second high-speed rail line along with Chennai–Mysuru high-speed rail corridor. It is also said to be an extension of Mumbai-Hyderabad line. [2]
Amrit Bharat trains have upgraded non-air-conditioned three-tier sleeper and unreserved coaches. [1] The coaches are manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai at the cost of ₹ 650 million (US$7.5 million) per trainset. [2]
[25] [26] Train 18 was renamed as 'Vande Bharat Express' as an acknowledgement for the fact that it was completely built in India by Indian engineers. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] On 15 February 2019, the first Vande Bharat Express between New Delhi and Varanasi was flagged off at the New Delhi railway station by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .