According to Vaishnaw, 10 Vande Bharat sleeper trains are under production to cater to long- and medium-distance journeys. He said the manufacture of 200 Vande Bharat sleeper rakes has been assigned to technology partners, with the timeline for the rollout dependent on the successful completion of trials.At present, 136 Vande Bharat trains, consisting of chair cars, are operational on broad gauge electrified networks. Responding to a question, Vaishnaw recently told the Lok Sabha that all Vande Bharat trains operate with an overall occupancy of more than 100%.In addition to the Vande Bharat services, the railways has increased production of Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. “Over 36,933 LHB coaches have been manufactured between 2014 and 2024, compared to 2,337 coaches produced during 2004-14,” the minister told Parliament recently.
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