The Latest Breaking News from Vande Bharat

The joint venture (JV) between Russian transportation giant Transmashholding (TNH) and Indian public sector undertaking (PSU) Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) to manufacture Vande Bharat Express train sets, valued at nearly $3.63 billion (over ₹30,000 crore), has run into problems.

Two days after the Vande Bharat Express was launched between Puri and Howrah Railway Stations, the semi-high speed train was hit by a ‘Norwester’ accompanied by a hailstorm, which led to the damage of the windscreen of the main engine and the glass windows of some compartments.

Electrification work is on and it is expected to be completed by February-March 2023, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

No functional part of the newly-launched Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express train was damaged after it met with an accident when a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line, said officials on Friday. Read more on Dynamite News:

The new Vande Bharat Express train will run between Gandhinagar and Mumbai, connecting Gujarat and Maharashtra

The proposed routes are Bengaluru to Coimbatore, Bengaluru to Chennai, and Bengaluru to Hubballi

A new rake of Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train manufactured at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday for a trial run. Read more on Dynamite News:

Modi’s speech last year was marked by the announcements of National Hydrogen Mission, Gati Shakti Master Plan and the launch of 75 Vande Bharat trains in 75 weeks.

New Delhi India's import orders to a Ukrainian firm for thousands of wheel sets for Vande Bharat tr