what is it?
The B28 (also referred to as B28 trainset, Train B28 or Vande Bullet) is a high-speed trainset under development by BEML Limited in partnership with the Integral Coach Factory (ICF). It is intended for trial operations on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. The trainsets are designed for an operational speed of 250 km/h and a maximum design speed of 280 km/h.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 9 minutes.
- Seats 580: 12 full city buses (~50 seats each).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 2
- kind
- high-speed train
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- BEML Limited
- designer
- ICF and BEML Limited
- operators
- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
- top speed
- 280 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 8-car trainset
- capacity
- 580 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q138937330, Wikipedia: B28 trainset (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.