Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw releases pictures of concept train of Vande Bharat with sleeper coaches

NEW DELHI: The sleeper version of Vande Bharat trains will have better suspension and better lighting than other trains for comfortable long distance journeys. The first prototype train is scheduled to be rolled out from the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai next February.
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday shared some of the photos of the interiors of the AC2 tier that will be part of the first such concept train.

The interiors of the sleeper coaches are being finalised keeping in mind the comfort of passengers. The next generation interiors will take care of the passengers’ requirements such as enough space and good design stairs for those getting upper berths.
TOI has learnt that the first Vande Bharat sleeper train will have 16 coaches and will have only one coach for AC1.

The first version will have 857 berths and of these 823 berths will be meant for passengers. The remaining 34 will be for staff. Every coach will have three toilets instead of four and a mini pantry. These trains will cater to the needs of passengers travelling by Rajdhani trains.

Currently, the central government PSU, BEML, is manufacturing 10 such trains for ICF.

As of now there are 33 Vande Bharat trains with only seating facility operational across the country. There will be a total 75 Vande Bharat trains with seating arrangement.