Vande Bharat Sleeper trains: The Ministry of Railways is working in full swing to ramp up the production of Vande Bharat Sleeper trains. For this, the national transporter awarded the contract to manufacture Vande Bharat Sleeper trains to three companies: BEML, Kinet Railway Solutions (a Joint Venture between Russian rolling stock major TMH and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited – RVNL) and a consortium of Titagarh Rail Systems Limited and Bharat Heavy Engineering Limited (BHEL).
Vande Bharat Sleeper trains production
Of these, the RVNL-led JV is set to manufacture 120 Vande Bharat Sleeper train sets. The company is expected to unveil the first prototype in June 2026. “All the roadblocks have been cleared and now it is in advance designing stage and production has started in Latur factory. And we hope to see the first prototype in June ’26. And after that, the regular production will start,” MP Singh, Director-Operations, RVNL said, according to an exchange filing.
Singh also hoped that in the financial year 2026-27, the regular production of Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets will begin. “As we expect the first prototype to roll out by next June, so revenue will also start flowing out. As per the contract condition, 90% of the cost of the train set will be given on production of prototype and after its successful trial balance, 10% will also be released as revenue”.
Once the trials are successful and proving trials are held and the prototype is cleared, the regular production will start. “So, in the next financial year, that is Financial Year ‘26-27, along with the prototype, we expect to see the regular production of the train sets also,” he said in an earnings conference call on August 12.
RVNL-led JV to manufacture full 120 trainsets by 2032
Speaking during the earnings conference call, Pradeep Gaur, Chairman and Managing Director, RVNL said that the order of 120 train sets will be concluded by 2032. “2032, 5 years total. There is a break up of year wise,” Gaur said, while responding to a question, according to a regulatory filing.
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