Rajasthan: Vande Bharat sleeper train hits 180 kilometres per hour mark during trials
Kota (Rajasthan): The indigenously manufactured Vande Bharat sleeper train successfully hit the 180 kilometres per hour (KPH) high-speed mark in loaded and empty conditions, during trials conducted in the Kota division of West Central Railways, officials said on Tuesday.
The first rake of the Vande Bharat sleeper train was put on trial between December 2024 and January 2025 in the same Kota division of West Central Railways.
The second rake of high-speed Vande Bharat sleeper train (Version 2, 16 coaches) in both loaded and empty conditions was successfully tested by the Testing Directorate team of Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow, from November 2 to 17.
