New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Indian Railways' 16-coach Vande Bharat chair car trainset successfully completed a high-speed trial run at 180 kmph on the Mathura-Nagda section on October 8. 2026. The trial was conducted under the supervision of the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), according to the Ministry of Railways.

"The 16-coach Vande Bharat Chair Car trainset manufactured at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, successfully completed a high-speed trial at 180 kmph on the Mathura-Nagda section on 8 October 2026, under the supervision of the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety," the X (formerly Twitter) post read.

The new Vande Bharat chair car has been manufactured at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala, Punjab. The introducti...