The trial of the third Vande Bharat rake is complete and while a date is being worked out for its inaugural commercial run, the Railways will start its serial production from October.
Production will be ramped up from a couple of trainsets a months to begin with to around eight a month, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Friday.
The target is 75 Vande Bharat trainsets by August 15, 2023, as per announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.
Sources said that it is likely to be run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and will be officially launched later this month.
