Archive · 20 Aug 2026
India’s first Vande Bharat freight train reaches 145 kmph
India tested its first Vande Bharat freight train.
The train is designed to carry goods instead of passengers.
During testing, it reached a top speed of 145 kmph.
The test happened on a railway section in West Central Railway.
The train was empty during the trial.
Experts checked whether it moved safely at different speeds.
They also tested how quickly it could stop in an emergency.
The trial was used to study the train’s performance and safety.
India’s first Vande Bharat freight train reached 145 kmph during a trial run.
The test took place on the Chaumahla-Shamgarh-Gurla section of West Central Railway.
The Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory developed the freight rake.
The train was tested empty to assess movement and stability at different speeds.
Teams conducted emergency braking tests, including checks of braking distance.
- Who
- The Integral Coach Factory, with teams from the Research Designs and Standards Organisation and Integral Coach Factory, conducted the trial.
- What
- India’s first Vande Bharat freight train reached 145 kmph during testing, including movement, stability and emergency braking checks.
- When
- During the reported trial run; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The Chaumahla-Shamgarh-Gurla section of West Central Railway.
- Why
- To assess the train’s performance, safety, stability at different speeds and emergency braking distance.
- Maximum speed
- 145 kmph
- Train type
- Vande Bharat freight train, also described as a freight EMU rake
- Trial condition
- The train was tested in an empty condition
- Test route
- Chaumahla-Shamgarh-Gurla section
- Railway
- West Central Railway
- Developer
- Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory
- Safety checks
- Movement, stability, different-speed performance and emergency braking distance