Vande Bharat train is making a splash all over the world, many countries including Canada have shown interest in buying it
Vande Bharat: The reason for foreigners' interest in buying the Vande Bharat train is its cost, where the cost of trains with similar facilities built in other countries is between Rs 160-180 crore, Vande Bharat has been built at a much lower cost.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India policy is gaining traction around the world. After the Tejas fighter, countries around the world are looking at the Vande Bharat train. Vande Bharat Express is becoming increasingly popular in the country, with a growing demand for its services on a variety of routes. Meanwhile, countries including Chile, Canada, and Malaysia have expressed interest in purchasing Vande Bharat. According to Amar Ujala, there can be many reasons for the interest shown in buying Vande Bharat.
According to Amar Ujala sources, the biggest reason for this is the cost of the Vande Bharat train, where trains with similar facilities manufactured in other countries cost between Rs 160-180 crore, while India Vande Bharat has been manufactured at a much lower cost. The cost of India's Vande Bharat train is Rs 120 to 130 crore.
Apart from this, Vande Bharat is also beating other countries in terms of speed. If sources are to be believed, Vande Bharat takes only 52 seconds to reach 0 to 100 km per hour, which is more than Japan's bullet train. Japan's bullet train takes 54 seconds to reach a speed of 0-100 km per hour.
They also claim that Vande Bharat is better designed than its foreign competitors. It generates a hundred times less noise than an aeroplane and consumes very little energy. At the same time, Indian Railways is considering rapidly expanding its track network and increasing the number of trains in sufficient quantities.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Friday that more than 31000 km of tracks have been added in the last 10 years. The target is to increase it to 40000 km. He said that the work of the bullet train is on track and is progressing at a very fast pace. At the same time, amid security concerns, the Railways is paying special attention to installing its indigenous automatic train protection system 'Kavach' across the country. It will cover about 40000 km of network and will be installed in 10000 locomotives. Kavach is an effective and low-cost security system and is Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL-4) certified.
He told reporters that after installing the armor, accidents can be reduced by up to 80 percent. The minister said that tenders for 10,000 locos and 9,600 km of track have been issued. Kavach has been installed in 632 km in Mathura-Palwal and Mathura-Nagda. Kavach has also been installed in 108 km in Kota-Sawai Madhopur.
