Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Indian Railways Expands Vande Bharat Fleet
Indian Railways is planning to make a lot more Vande Bharat trains.
These are special trains that are made in India and go faster than regular trains.
Right now, there are 164 of these trains running.
The plan is to have 800 by 2030 and even more, 4,500, by 2047.
This is to help people travel between cities more quickly and easily.
The trains are part of a big plan to make India's train system better in the future.
A new type of Vande Bharat train, called the Vande Bharat Sleeper, has been introduced but is not yet available for booking.
This sleeper train will run between Howrah and Guwahati and is expected to be the fastest train on that route.
Indian Railways plans to expand the Vande Bharat fleet to 800 trains by 2030 and 4,500 by 2047.
Vande Bharat is India's first indigenously designed and manufactured semi-high-speed train.
Currently, 164 Vande Bharat train services are operational in the country.
The Vande Bharat Sleeper train has been introduced but is not yet available for general booking.
The Vande Bharat Sleeper will run between Howrah and Guwahati, covering 972 kilometres in 14 hours.
- Who
- Indian Railways
- What
- Expansion of Vande Bharat trainsets and introduction of Vande Bharat Sleeper
- When
- By 2030 and 2047
- Where
- Across India, with the Vande Bharat Sleeper running between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya)
- Why
- To improve connectivity, reduce travel time, and align with India's long-term development goals
Government and Railway Ministry
General Public
Availability of Vande Bharat Sleeper
Government and Railway Ministry
The Vande Bharat Sleeper train is operational but not yet available for general booking due to ongoing efforts in the booking system.
General Public
Passengers are eager to book tickets and are waiting for the booking system to be updated to include the Vande Bharat Sleeper train.
- Current operational Vande Bharat trains
- 164
- Planned Vande Bharat trains by 2030
- 800
- Planned Vande Bharat trains by 2047
- 4,500
- Type of train
- Semi-high-speed, indigenously designed and manufactured
- Purpose of expansion
- Improve connectivity and reduce travel time between cities
- Route of Vande Bharat Sleeper
- Howrah to Guwahati (Kamakhya)
- Travel time of Vande Bharat Sleeper
- 14 hours
- Passenger capacity of Vande Bharat Sleeper
- 823
