Amrit Bharat Trains 2.0

About Amrit Bharat Trains 2.0:

• Objective: The new trains are designed to cater to low and middle-income families, offering a comfortable experience.
• Under this initiative50 upgraded trains will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) over the next 2 years.
• Key Features
  • The upgraded trains boast 12 notable enhancements
  • Semi-automatic couplers
  • Modular toilets
  • Ergonomic seats and berths
  • Emergency talk-back systems
  • Continuous lighting system, similar to Vande Bharat trains
  • Advanced pantry car designs
  • IoT based water level indicators – Internet based water level indicators to help watering station and on-board staff.
  • External emergency lights to provide basic lighting during emergency situations like derailments and accidents.
• The Amrit Bharat train is an LHB push pull train. This train has locos at both ends for better acceleration.
• It provides improved facilities for rail passengers like beautiful and attractive designed seats, better luggage rack, mobile charging point with suitable mobile holder, LED lights, CCTV, public information system, among others.
• Its first version was launched in 2024.

Q1: What is the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS)?

It is an ongoing Indian Railways mission launched in February 2023 by the Ministry of Railways to redevelop railway stations across India. It is designed for the ongoing development of railway stations with a long-term perspective.

Source: FE