Even though the 75 new upgraded Vande Bharat trains, which were announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August last year, will be loaded with additional security features and passenger amenities, the manufacturing cost of the train is not expected to rise significantly, according to a senior Railways official.
The new trains, two of which are expected to hit the tracks for trials in August this year, will be manufactured at an estimated cost of about ₹110-120 crore each, as against the cost of ₹106 crore each for the earlier two trains.
The railways is confident of achieving its target of manufacturing 75 such trains by August 2023.
