Second generation trainsets
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| In January 2021, Indian Railways awarded a {{INRConvert|2211|c|year=2021}} contract to Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives to manufacture 44 second generation Vande Bharat trainsets, in accordance with the [[Atmanirbhar Bharat]] initiative that required 75% of the components to be locally sourced.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacob |first=Shine |date=21 September 2020 |title=Indian Railways floats fresh tender for 44 Vande Bharat train sets |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/a...4-vande-bharat-train-sets-120092101431_1.html |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Railways award contract of ₹2211 crore for manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat rakes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...ng-44-vande-bharat-rakes-101611318265235.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=5 December 2022 |language=en |date=22 January 2021}}</ref> In March 2022, Indian Railways awarded contracts to seven companies to manufacture 58 additional trainsets at a total cost of {{INRConvert|18.5|b|year=2022}}. The seven companies were Medha Servo Drives, [[Alstom]], [[Siemens]], [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] (BHEL), [[Titagarh Wagons]], Saini Electricals and CGL.<ref name="IRJ1">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Srinand |title=Indian Railways awards traction contracts for Vande Bharat EMU fleet |url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions...raction-contracts-for-vande-bharat-emu-fleet/ |website=International Railway Journal |access-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022040...raction-contracts-for-vande-bharat-emu-fleet/ |archive-date=3 April 2022 |date=14 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> During manufacturing, the supply of wheels from Ukraine was disrupted due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], this delayed production.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2022 |title=First shipment of Vande Bharat Train wheels from war-torn Ukraine to reach Chennai on May 12 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...heels-to-reach-chennai-on-may-12-8476971.html |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=First shipment of Vande Bharat Train wheels from war-torn Ukraine to reach Chennai on May 12 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...heels-to-reach-chennai-on-may-12-8476971.html |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Moneycontrol |date=9 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Indian Railways later sought [[Steel Authority of India]] (SAIL) and [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] (RINL) to manufacture the wheels.<ref name="cnbctv18.com">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2022 |title=SAIL, RINL to make wheels for Vande Bharat Express trains, more to come from Malaysia, US, China |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/infrastruc...e-to-come-from-malaysia-us-china-13518432.htm |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=In a first, railways floats tender for a new plant to make 80,000 train wheels |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...make-80-000-train-wheels-101662740224242.html |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> On 9 September 2022, trial runs for the second version of Vande Bharat Express were completed,<ref name=":5" /> during which it broke the acceleration record as it accelerated from {{Cvt|0–100|km/h}} in just 52 seconds, making it two seconds faster than [[Shinkansen|Japanese bullet trains]] in acceleration.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |title=With 100 KMPH Speed In 52 Seconds, Vande Bharat Express Beats Japanese Bullet Train |work=news18 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/wi...ress-beats-japanese-bullet-train-6026509.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2022 |title=Vande Bharat takes around 5 hours in Ahmedabad-Mumbai trial run, breaks bullet train record |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...-bullet-train-record/articleshow/94127912.cms |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> It entered service on 30 September 2022.<ref name=":9">{{cite web |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vande Bharat Express 2.0: PM flags off a new train between Gandhinagar and Mumbai, here's all to know |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest...ween-gandhinagar-and-mumbai-348690-2022-09-30 |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref> | In January 2021, Indian Railways awarded a {{INRConvert|2211|c|year=2021}} contract to Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives to manufacture 44 second generation Vande Bharat trainsets, in accordance with the [[Atmanirbhar Bharat]] initiative that required 75% of the components to be locally sourced.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacob |first=Shine |date=21 September 2020 |title=Indian Railways floats fresh tender for 44 Vande Bharat train sets |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/a...4-vande-bharat-train-sets-120092101431_1.html |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Railways award contract of ₹2211 crore for manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat rakes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...ng-44-vande-bharat-rakes-101611318265235.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=5 December 2022 |language=en |date=22 January 2021}}</ref> In March 2022, Indian Railways awarded contracts to seven companies to manufacture 58 additional trainsets at a total cost of {{INRConvert|18.5|b|year=2022}}. The seven companies were Medha Servo Drives, [[Alstom]], [[Siemens]], [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] (BHEL), [[Titagarh Wagons]], Saini Electricals and CGL.<ref name="IRJ1">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Srinand |title=Indian Railways awards traction contracts for Vande Bharat EMU fleet |url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions...raction-contracts-for-vande-bharat-emu-fleet/ |website=International Railway Journal |access-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022040...raction-contracts-for-vande-bharat-emu-fleet/ |archive-date=3 April 2022 |date=14 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> During manufacturing, the supply of wheels from Ukraine was disrupted due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], delaying production.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2022 |title=First shipment of Vande Bharat Train wheels from war-torn Ukraine to reach Chennai on May 12 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...heels-to-reach-chennai-on-may-12-8476971.html |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=First shipment of Vande Bharat Train wheels from war-torn Ukraine to reach Chennai on May 12 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...heels-to-reach-chennai-on-may-12-8476971.html |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Moneycontrol |date=9 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Indian Railways later sought [[Steel Authority of India]] (SAIL) and [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] (RINL) to manufacture the wheels.<ref name="cnbctv18.com">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2022 |title=SAIL, RINL to make wheels for Vande Bharat Express trains, more to come from Malaysia, US, China |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/infrastruc...e-to-come-from-malaysia-us-china-13518432.htm |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=In a first, railways floats tender for a new plant to make 80,000 train wheels |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...make-80-000-train-wheels-101662740224242.html |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> On 9 September 2022, trial runs for the second version of Vande Bharat Express were completed,<ref name=":5" /> during which it broke the acceleration record as it accelerated from {{Cvt|0–100|km/h}} in just 52 seconds, making it two seconds faster than [[Shinkansen|Japanese bullet trains]] in acceleration.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |title=With 100 KMPH Speed In 52 Seconds, Vande Bharat Express Beats Japanese Bullet Train |work=news18 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/wi...ress-beats-japanese-bullet-train-6026509.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2022 |title=Vande Bharat takes around 5 hours in Ahmedabad-Mumbai trial run, breaks bullet train record |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...-bullet-train-record/articleshow/94127912.cms |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> It entered service on 30 September 2022.<ref name=":9">{{cite web |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vande Bharat Express 2.0: PM flags off a new train between Gandhinagar and Mumbai, here's all to know |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest...ween-gandhinagar-and-mumbai-348690-2022-09-30 |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref> |
| In early 2023, an allocation had been made for Vande Bharat services with reduced car configuration, for a lower demand, known as Mini Vande Bharat Express. It was projected to cost about {{INRConvert|65|c}} per rake for an 8-car configuration, at a cost of {{INRConvert|8.125|c}} per car. Indian Railways was targeting for manufacturing 1,000 Mini Vande Bharat rakes of 8-car configuration. During the financial year of 2023–24, an allocation of {{INRConvert|10|l}} had been made for designing the concept and preliminary research.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 February 2023 |title=8-car mini Vande Bharat trains get funds from budget; to run intercity |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/citi...-budget-to-run-intercity-101675623899853.html |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | In early 2023, an allocation had been made for Vande Bharat services with reduced car configuration, for a lower demand, known as Mini Vande Bharat Express. It was projected to cost about {{INRConvert|65|c}} per rake for an 8-car configuration, at a cost of {{INRConvert|8.125|c}} per car. Indian Railways was targeting for manufacturing 1,000 Mini Vande Bharat rakes of 8-car configuration. During the financial year of 2023–24, an allocation of {{INRConvert|10|l}} had been made for designing the concept and preliminary research.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 February 2023 |title=8-car mini Vande Bharat trains get funds from budget; to run intercity |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/citi...-budget-to-run-intercity-101675623899853.html |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> |
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