New Delhi: The demand for Vande Bharat Express trains is also increasing abroad. Countries like Chile, Canada, Malaysia have shown interest in importing Vande Bharat trains from India. Sources say there are several reasons why foreign buyers are attracted to Vande Bharat. They said its cost is one of the major factors.

The cost of such trains manufactured in other countries is around Rs 160-180 crore, whereas the Vande Bharat train costs around Rs 120-130 crore in our country. The speed of the Vande Bharat Express train also makes it very attractive.

Vande Bharat train is really beautiful

Sources said that Vande Bharat takes only 52 seconds to reach 0-100 kmph. This figure is even better than Japan's bullet train, which takes 54 seconds to reach a speed of 0-100 kmph. People like the design of Vande Bharat Express train a lot. It is really beautiful. The special thing is that it experiences 100 times less noise than an airplane and its energy consumption is very low.

Indian Railways is rapidly expanding its track network

Work towards increasing Vande Bharat trainsOn the other hand, Indian Railways is rapidly expanding its track network. Also, work is going on to increase the number of Vande Bharat trains in sufficient numbers. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that more than 31,000 km of tracks have been added in the last 10 years. Our target is to add 40,000 km of additional tracks.

Work on bullet train is on track

He stressed that the work on the bullet train is on track and is progressing at a very fast pace. On the other hand, regarding security concerns, Vaishnav said that work is going on to expand the Kavach system. It will cover about 40000 km of network and will be installed in 1,0000 locomotives. Kavach is an effective and low-cost security system.