Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Vande Bharat Trains Propel ICF and Modernize Indian Rail Travel
Imagine really cool, fast trains called Vande Bharat are being made in India!
They are built by a factory called ICF.
These trains are like a big upgrade to the older, slower trains.
They go faster and are much more comfortable for passengers.
The ICF factory is making lots of these trains, which travel on routes like Chennai to Bangalore.
Plus, the factory is planning to make even more types of trains, like ones with sleeping areas and trains to carry packages.
This is all part of a plan to make train travel in India better and quicker!
Vande Bharat trains are a semi-high-speed rail service designed and produced by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF).
ICF has delivered 91 Vande Bharat train sets to various railway zones.
These trains offer improved comfort and reduce travel times, beating air travel on some routes.
ICF will produce Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets and Gati Shakthi Freight EMUs.
The Vande Bharat project has boosted ICF's production and its status as a leading rail coach manufacturer.
- Who
- The Integral Coach Factory (ICF).
- What
- Production and expansion of Vande Bharat Express trains and other rail projects.
- When
- The Vande Bharat train was unveiled in February 2019, with production ramping up in late 2022.
- Where
- ICF in Chennai.
- Why
- To modernize and improve rail travel in India.
- Train Name
- Vande Bharat Express
- Manufacturer
- Integral Coach Factory (ICF)
- ICF's Changemaker Award
- 2024
- Maximum Speed
- 160 kph
- Operational Speed
- 130 kph or less
- Train Sets Delivered
- 91