The government on Wednesday (February 7) informed that the number of Vande Bharat trains has been boosted to 82, with efforts underway to enhance their speed to 160 kilometres per hour on the New Delhi-Mumbai and New Delhi-Howrah routes.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a written response to queries from 10 MPs in the Lok Sabha regarding Vande Bharat train services, stated, “As of January 31, 2024, there are 82 Vande Bharat train services operational throughout the Indian Railways, linking states with a Broad Gauge (BG) electrified network.”
