Railways readies ₹18,000-crore plan for upkeep of Vande Bharat trains

The Indian Railways has drawn up a plan of about ₹18,000 crore to scale up its locomotive maintenance facilities for Vande Bharat trains, eyeing an increase in deployment of these semi-high-speed trains to more parts of the country.

The upgradation will enable speedier expansion as the lack of adequate maintenance depots across the country has emerged as a key roadblock in the roll-out of these trains in many parts of the country.