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The Ministry of Railways has added 12 major improvements on the Amrit Bharat Version 2.0 trains including modular toilets and emergency braking system and 50 such trains will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) over the next two years, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Friday.
The Union Minister, who inspected the ICF here, told reporters: “Very happy to see the Amrit Bharat Version 2.0 (being manufactured here). As you can recall, the Amrit Bharat Version 1.0 was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi last January 2024 and based on the experience in the last one year, many improvements have been made in the Amrit Bharat Version 2.0.”
Sharing some of the salient features that have been improved in the Amrit Bharat trains, Vaishnaw said, “12 major improvements have been done in the entire train”.
“Semi-automatic couplets, modular toilets, chair pillars and partitions, emergency talk back feature, emergency brake system, continuous lighting system like Vande Bharat trains, seats and berths with new ergonomic design have been improved,” he said.
He said the entire pantry car in the Amrit Bharat Version 2.0 trains have been built using a new design.
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