Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Vande Bharat Expansion: Sleeper Trains and 8-Coach Options
New Vande Bharat trains are coming!
Sleeper trains will launch after the second one is ready, expected by October 2025.
Currently, one train is undergoing trials.
Also, the railways are rolling out more 8-coach trains, which have about 572 seats.
These shorter trains are running on around 40 routes because they fit the demand.
The government is also planning new routes like one between Delhi and Firozpur.
More railways projects are ongoing and completed, specifically focusing on infrastructure across the country.
Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will launch once the second train is ready, anticipated by October 15, 2025.
8-coach Vande Bharat trains are operating on approximately 40 routes.
The 8-coach Vande Bharat trains have a passenger capacity of 572.
A new Vande Bharat route is proposed between New Delhi and Firozpur Cantonment.
The Railway Ministry highlighted railway projects, including new lines and station redevelopments.
- Who
- Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railway Minister
- What
- Announced Vande Bharat Sleeper train launch and new routes; highlighted 8-coach train expansion
- When
- Reported September 23, 2025
- Where
- India, focusing on Punjab and various routes nationwide
- Why
- To expand railway services and infrastructure
- Sleeper Train Launch
- Expected after October 15, 2025
- 8-Coach Vande Bharat Routes
- Approximately 40 routes
- Railway Minister
- Ashwini Vaishnaw
- 8-Coach Capacity
- 572 passengers
- Proposed Delhi-Firozpur Route
- 6 hours, 40 minutes travel time
Sources
Two years after launch, India’s 27th Vande Bharat train gets 20-coach rake
Vande Bharat Friday service back on track
Vande Bharat Sleepers to be launched once second train arrives by Oct 15: Vaishnaw
India’s Smallest Vande Bharat Express: 8 Coaches, 572 Seats; Here's Where It Runs
