136 Vande Bharat trains operational, running at almost 100% occupancy: Ashwini Vaishnaw

As galore arsenic 136 Vande Bharat bid services having seat cars are operational connected the Indian Railways web arsenic of January 2025, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha successful a written reply. The Minister besides said that wide occupancy successful these trains is astir 100 per cent.

In the written reply dated February 7, the Union Minister said passenger-carrying bid services, including Vande Bharat services, are operated arsenic per the charted timetable and General Order of Precedence of Trains, without infringing different services.

During the fiscal twelvemonth 2024-25 (upto December 2024) astir 2.14 crore passengers availed Vande Bharat trains and the wide occupancy of Vande Bharat trains during the said play is astir 100 per cent.

The Vande Bharat services person been introduced to supply a amended question acquisition and improved information to the passengers.

These peculiar trains are equipped with enhanced information features and modern rider amenities like- KAVACH system, Faster acceleration, Fully Sealed Gangway, Automatic Plug Doors, Better Ride Comfort, Mini Pantry with proviso of Hot Case, Bottle Cooler, Deep freezer and Hot h2o Boiler, Reclining Ergonomic Seats, Comfortable Seating with revolving seats successful enforcement class, Mobile charging sockets for each seat, peculiar lavatory for Divyangjan passengers successful Driving Trailer Car(DTC), CCTVs etc.

The Air-conditioning units utilized successful Vande Bharat trains are provided with UV-C based disinfection system, which deactivates harmful bacteria from conditioned air, to amended the hygiene standards wrong the train.

In the quest to Vikasit Bharat 2047, Indian Railways continued its transformative travel successful the twelvemonth 2024, paving the mode for a caller epoch of modernization and progress.

With a beardown absorption connected gathering satellite people question experience, boosting freight efficiency, and adopting precocious technologies, the Railways has solidified its relation arsenic a catalyst for nationalist growth.

Modern stations, state-of-the-art trains, and innovative information systems are reshaping the scenery of obstruction travel. Committed to sustainability, the Railways is steadily moving towards greener operations portion driving economical improvement done extended infrastructure upgrades and capableness building.