Upgraded Vande Bharat trains to have more safety, amenities

The new trains, two of which are expected to hit the tracks for trials in August this year, will be manufactured at an estimated cost of about ₹110-120 crore each, as against the cost of ₹106 crore each for the earlier two trains.

The railways is confident of achieving its target of manufacturing 75 such trains by August 2023.

"The cost of manufacturing a 16-coach Vande Bharat train would be roughly ₹110 to 120 crore… Our upgradations are improvements only and as we make more trains, our cost decreases. With volume, the cost will come down further," General Manager, Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, A.K. Agarwal said.

Currently, two Vande Bharat trains are operational, running between Delhi-Katra and Delhi-Varanasi.