Vande Bharat Train Expansion In India: Indian Railways is planning a major expansion of its Vande Bharat train network to improve connectivity and cut travel time between cities. The national transporter aims to increase the Vande Bharat fleet to 800 trains by 2030 and 4,500 trains by 2047.
At present, 164 Vande Bharat services are running across the country. According to railway officials, these semi-high-speed trains will gradually replace older conventional trains on key routes.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Railways said, “Vande Bharat is envisioned as a key pillar of India’s passenger rail modernisation in the coming decades. By 2047, the Vande Bharat fleet is envisioned to scale to around 4,500 trainsets, aligned with India’s long-term development goals. In the medium term, the focus is on scaling up services, operating about 800 Vande Bharat trainsets by 2030, subject to infrastructure readiness and manufacturing capacity.”
