1st Vande Bharat sleeper train set for
Delhi-Kol run by month-end
New Delhi : 01.01.2026
The first Vande Bharat sleeper train is likely to be flagged off for the Delhi-Kolkata
route later this month, weeks before assembly elections in West Bengal, reports Dipak Dash .
“The train is now ready for commercial operation after successfully completing the final high-speed
trial.
The railways’ focus is take modern trains to all parts of the country as more such trains are
rolled out. We expect the operation of the first train to start in third week of this month,” said an
official.
Railway minister Ashwini Vaihnaw on Wednesday shared a video of the highspeed trial of the train
on social media, highlighting the successful CRS (Commission of Railway Safety) trial at 180 kmph
on the Kota–Nagda section.
The video showed a waterglass stability demonstration, in which glasses
filled with water remained steady without spillage even at high speed.
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