The Ministry of Railways started the bidding process for 44 train sets in July. Five other companies were Indian including Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Also read Indian Railways invites bidders for 44 Vande Bharat trains, Chinese JV shows interestRailways has now cancelled the entire process and fresh tenders will be invited, wherein no Chinese firm won't be allowed to participate. Currently, there are two semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains, running runs between New Delhi and Varanasi, and between New Delhi and Katra. The Indian Railways plans to launch 44 more such trains and has started the bidding process for the same. The tender was issued for procuring propulsion systems or electric traction kits for 44 trains to function as the Vande Bharat Express or Train 18.

Source: dna August 22, 2020 01:18 UTC