Vande Bharat Sleeper: 120 trainsets to be supplied soon.

Jul 31, 2023 Aishwarya Awasthi

RVNL has signed an agreement for the supply of 20 Vande Bharat Train Sets within a stipulated time frame.

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The agreement includes the making of the SPV, ‘Kinet Railway Solutions Ltd. (KRSL)’ to manufacture, supply and maintain the trains.

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The KRSL will be making and supplying 120 Vande Bharat sleeper trains sets.

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The SPV will also look after the maintenance of these sets for 35 years.

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Earlier, Russian-Indian consortium TMH-RVNL became the lowest bidder to produce 200 sleeper versions of Vande Bharat trains.

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The 120 train sets could be manufactured at a railway factory in Maharashtra’s Latur.

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Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory will see the production of another 80 Vande Bharat trains by the second-lowest bidder.

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The consortium of BHEL and Titagarh Wagons is the second lowest bidder.

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It has quoted Rs 140 crore for a train set.

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The new Vande Bharat trains will be maintained at depots located in six cities.

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