Kochi: Railways will launch Vande Bharat sleeper trains this month between Guwahati and Kolkata, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishaw said, Times of India reported.
The new train is expected to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the second half of January.
Two Vande Bharat sleeper train sets are ready and have undergone successful trial runs, Vaishnaw Said.
Each Vande Bharat sleeper train has 16 coaches with 11 AC 3-tier, 4 AC 2-tier, and one AC 1st coach to accommodate 823 passengers.
Vaishnaw said that eight more Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be rolled out in the next six months, and the total will go up to 12 by year-end.
Vande Bharat sleepers in January
