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Railways to invest Rs 14,000 crore in Vande Bharat maintenance depots
Indian Railways is planning to spend Rs 14,000 crore to build and upgrade maintenance depots for Vande Bharat trains.
These trains, which started in 2019, have made train travel better in India.
The railway minister told the Rajya Sabha about this plan.
There are currently 164 Vande Bharat trains running.
Recently, they also upgraded the infrastructure at Kamakhya Junction in Assam to support these trains.
This is to make sure the trains are well-maintained and can run smoothly.
Indian Railways plans to invest Rs 14,000 crore in upgrading and developing new maintenance depots for Vande Bharat trains.
The announcement was made by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written statement in the Rajya Sabha on December 12.
Currently, there are 164 Vande Bharat train services running on the Indian Railways network.
Recent infrastructure upgrades include Kamakhya Junction in Assam for the upkeep of upcoming Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat Express train services.
The investment is aimed at ensuring modern infrastructure facilities suitable for the maintenance of Vande Bharat train sets.
- Who
- Indian Railways, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Rajya Sabha MP Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik
- What
- Planned investment of Rs 14,000 crore for Vande Bharat train maintenance depots
- When
- December 12 (statement in Rajya Sabha)
- Where
- Across Indian Railway network
- Why
- To upgrade and develop maintenance infrastructure for Vande Bharat trains
- Investment Amount
- Rs 14,000 crore
- Purpose
- Upgrade and develop new maintenance depots for Vande Bharat trains
- Current Vande Bharat Services
- 164
- Recent Infrastructure Upgrade
- Kamakhya Junction, Assam
- Railway Minister
- Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Rajya Sabha MP
- Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik
- Introduction Year of Vande Bharat
- 2019
Sources
Darjeeling MP, Siliguri MLA meet railways minister, discuss regional connectivity
Field Survey for Vikarabad-Krishna Railway Line Covering 130 km Completed: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Railways to invest Rs 14,000 crore in maintenance depots for Vande Bharat trains
Upgrade for 101 railway stations under Amrit Bharat scheme, several work done: Ashwin Vaishnaw
101 stations in WB for modernisation under Amrit Bharat Scheme: Minister
