Vande Bharat Sleeper: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav shared a video of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train running at a speed of 180 kilometers per hour.
In it, the Vande Bharat Sleeper train sped along at a speed of 180 kmph. It is noteworthy that even at that speed, not a single drop of water fell into the glass placed on the tray at the seat in the train. The video related to this has now gone viral. These tests were conducted in the Kota Railway Division of Rajasthan on the instructions of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav
The train was initially run at a speed of 130 kmph on January 1. Later, the speed was increased to 140, 150, 160. The latest speed was increased to 180 kmph on Thursday. It ran between Kota and Laban stations in Rajasthan at a speed of 180 kmph. At that time, the train was loaded with enough weight to accommodate ordinary passengers. It was tested in different track conditions. Officials revealed that these trials will continue next month as well.
There are chances of rolling out Vande Bharat sleeper trains in a few months. Official sources said that this sleeper train will have a total of 16 coaches, out of which 10 will be for third AC, 4 for second AC and one coach for first AC. In addition to seating, two coaches will be available for luggage (SLR) in the Vande Bharat sleeper train.