Indian Railways is going to start Vande Bharat sleeper train soon. Railways has done the speed test of this new sleeper Vande Bharat train. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has shared a video giving important updates about Vande Bharat Sleeper Train. In the video, this train is seen running at a speed of more than 180 kilometers per hour.

However, Indian Railways in this video showed the water test method to show the high speed, balance and stability of the train, which showcases the advanced technical features of this new generation train. Which has attracted people’s attention.

Railway Minister shared video on X

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav shared the video of the test on social media platform X on Tuesday (December 30, 2025). It was also seen in the video that despite the train reaching a maximum speed of 180 km per hour during the test, not even a drop of water fell from the glass.

Vande Bharat Sleeper tested today by Commissioner Railway Safety. It ran at 180 kmph between Kota Nagda section. And our own water test demonstrated the technological features of this new generation train. pic.twitter.com/w0tE0Jcp2h

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) December 30, 2025

He said in the post, ‘Today the Vande Bharat sleeper train was tested by the Commissioner of Railway Safety. This train ran at a speed of 180 km per hour between Kota-Nagda section. Apart from this, the advanced technical features of this new generation train were also successfully demonstrated through water test.

Vande Bharat sleeper train will start soon

Indian Railways will soon launch the spoiler version of Vande Bharat equipped with new advanced technical features. This train is the sleeper version of the existing Chair Car (CC) of Vande Bharat Rail network. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has prepared two prototype rakes of the fully air-conditioned Vande Bharat Sleeper train, which are currently in the testing phase. However, in the latest test, Vande Bharat Sleeper train has successfully demonstrated its characteristics through water test.

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After the Corona epidemic, Indian Railways has expanded its train services. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told in the Lok Sabha that compared to 11,283 daily trains every day before the Corona epidemic, this number has now increased to 11,740 in November 2025. The number of mail/express trains has also increased and its number has increased from 1,768 to 2,238 being operated daily. Apart from this, the Railway Minister has also given an update on the much awaited Vande Bharat Sleeper Train. The Railway Minister has said that Vande Bharat sleeper train is ready and its two rakes are on trial.

The Railway Minister said that with the aim of making long and medium distance overnight journeys comfortable, indigenous design of Vande Bharat Sleeper Train has been prepared. Its two rakes have been ready and are currently in the trial and commissioning stage. Let us tell you that Vande Bharat, the flagship train of Modi government, currently 164 Vande Bharat chair car services are already operating on the Indian Railways network.

Vande Bharat sleeper train will be equipped with safety features

The Railway Minister said that Vande Bharat Sleeper Train will be equipped with many key technical and safety features, such as KAVACH protection system, while its speed will be 180 km/hr design speed and 160 km/hr operating speed. Apart from this, this train is equipped with crash uniform carbody and complying with EN standards. EN-45545 HL3 fire safety standard is in view of fire safety. Fire barrier doors have been installed at the end of each coach. Developed fire detection and suppression system and regenerative braking system have been installed in the cabinet and lavatory.

There will be many types of facilities in the train

The much-awaited train like Vande Bharat will have modern air conditioning, centrally controlled automatic plug doors and sealed wider gangways with UV-C lamp based disinfection system. All coaches have been provided with CCTV, emergency talk-back unit for passengers in case of emergency, centralized coach monitoring system to monitor passenger amenities and ergonomically designed stairs to climb to the upper berth and special toilets for disabled passengers.

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