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Vande Bharat Sleeper
🇮🇳 India ·built by BEML Limited· Indian Railways’ semi‑high‑speed long‑distance EMU sleeper train
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Vande Bharat Sleeper Express: Sameer2905· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Vande Bharat sleeper trainset prototype at BEML: Government of India· GODL-India
what is it?
The Vande Bharat Sleeper trainset, formerly known as Train 20, is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit developed for the Vande Bharat Sleeper services of the Indian Railways. It was developed by the Integral Coach Factory based on the Vande Bharat trainset, with modifications to the exterior, added sleeping berths, and other amenities to cater to long-distance service. Each trainset has sixteen cars, and is capable of accommodating up to 823 passengers in three classes.
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 1.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 13 minutes.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Electric Multiple Unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- BEML Limited, Integral Coach Factory
- designer
- Integral Coach Factory
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 180 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- electric system
- overhead line
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q60775933, Wikipedia: Vande Bharat Sleeper (trainset) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.