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Besides the introduction of Vande Bharat trains, the hub is looking forward to making several changes over the next two years as it works to consolidate the rolling stock of Indian Railways, according to senior government sources.
Among the planned changes are automatic doors for all trains, anti-vibration couplings to rid passengers of sudden jolts, and two engine pulling trains to make it a low-cost alternative to high-speed semi-train sets.
The push-pull method of operating the trains – with engines in the back and one in front – allows for faster acceleration and deceleration, like the Vande Bharat trains, which run on distributed power technology. This results in significantly reduced journey time while using existing LHB buses.
A Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express has been operating since 2019 with reduced running time.
Sources said that the Railway Board decided to publish this, as a low-cost, semi-high-speed train is capable of running up to 160 km per hour.
Modifications in WAP-5 and WAP-7 classes of engines, capable of such speeds, are being carried out at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. The rake is expected to be rolled out by October.
Sources said the idea about standardizing rolling stock is to reduce maintenance costs in the future.
The railways have already outlined routes to launch regular trains which have only general coaches and non-AC sleeper class, to be deployed to meet the excess demand in regions like Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh etc. to connect with large companies. Cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, places in Kerala, and more.
These will be regular trains that will meet a permanent demand that exceeds the current supply of trains. “These will be more of the seasonal specials we’re running to manage the rush,” said an official.
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