Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit in Telangana will manufacture 200 intercity trains in the next five years. These trains will be deployed throughout the country for short-distance travel. Mr Vaishnaw, along with Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and senior officials, today reviewed the plans to operationalise the Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit. These trains will typically run for about 300 kilometres, and each trip will have many stops so that the citizens can commute between towns and cities. These trains will give the people a new, affordable option for intercity travel.

 

The Ministry said that with the production of these trains, a large amount of local traffic is likely to move to railways from roads. The intercity trains will be equipped with modern features like automatic door closing, superior ventilation and a safe coach design with a 20-coach configuration. These trains will be designed to run at 130 kilometres per hour. The Ministry noted that the introduction of such a large fleet by Railways will increase the green and clean transport capacity across the country.