Taking a decisive step towards engine-less propulsion system for passenger trains in future, India has decided to manufacture 400 new, more efficient Vande Bharat trains in the next three years, according to announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget on Tuesday.
The 400 will be in addition to 102 Vande Bharat trains already in the pipeline, sources said.
With an eye on farmers, the Railways will also develop “One Station One Product”, which will leverage local produce carried on trains, Sitharaman said. Bringing out new products, the Railways will also roll out postal railways for parcels, giving a thrust to a new business area.
