At Least 120 Vande Bharat Express Trains To Be Manufactured At Coach Factory In Maharashtra's Latur: MoS Railways

At least 120 Vande Bharat Express trains will be manufactured at Indian Railways' manufacturing facility in Maharashtra's Latur in a bid to ensure continuous production of the modern train.

The Vande Bharat trains will be built at the Marathwada Railway Coach Factory in Latur, according to Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve.

The tendering process for coach manufacturing is in the final stages and the contract will be finalised soon, Danve said after inspecting the factory, reports Moneycontrol.

Speaking to reporters, Danve said that the Center has sanctioned Rs 600 crore for setting up the coach factory in Latur and efforts are underway to start the operations of the facility at the earliest. 

The minister further informed that the contract process with a consortium of Russia's TMH and India's Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is underway.

He added that the actual coach production is expected to begin by August.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to launch 400 new Vande Bharat trains in the country, and of these, 120 will be manufactured in Latur.

If required, another 80 trains will also be made in this factory, the minister said.