Two major firms Alstom and Medha – have joined the race for manufacturing 100 light weight aluminium body Vande Bharat train coaches with Sleeper facility and 200 kmph speed as the Railways on Thursday opened the bids worth Rs 28,000 crore.
While Alstom has not partnered with any one, Medha is understood to have tied up with the Swiss company Stadler Rail.
The 16-coach train is estimated to cost Rs 130 crore, the 35-year maintenance is to cost Rs 15,000 crore. So the semi-high speed train project is estimated to cost Rs 28,000 crore.
