The railways will infuse more power on its network to make it ready for the high speed and more energy consuming ‘Vande Bharat’ trains, according to an order issued by the Railway Board, which has instructed that all electrification of routes will now be sanctioned with 2×25 kV traction system only.
This traction system is prevalent in countries like China, Japan, France and South Africa where high speed passenger trains operate.
According to the plans chalked out by the railways, 75 Vande Bharat trains are scheduled to hit the tracks by August 2023 and 400 are planned to be manufactured over the next three years.
