How much money does the govt spend to run Vande Bharat?
The first Vande Bharat Express train was operated in the country in the year 2019. Vande Bharat Express is considered to be the fastest train in the country. Till now, a total of 136 Vande Bharat Express trains are running on the tracks in India. The maximum speed of Vande Bharat train is up to 160 kilometers per hour.
The country's first Vande Bharat Express train ran on the route from varanasi to New Delhi. Now Vande Bharat Express trains are being operated in almost every state of India. Passengers get many facilities in Vande Bharat train which they do not get in normal trains. How much money does the government spend to run a Vande Bharat Express. Let us tell you.
So many crores of rupees are spent to run a Vande Bharat
Vande Bharat train is India's high-speed premium train. It is manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory in chennai under Make in India. The total cost of making a Vande Bharat train is more than 130 crores. Apart from this, there are other expenses to run the train. Vande Bharat train runs on electric traction. In which about 2000 to 2500 rupees are spent to run 1 kilometer. That is, if the Vande Bharat train travels 500 kilometers. So the cost of electricity alone goes up to 10 to 12 lakh rupees. Apart from this, about two to three crore rupees are spent every year for the salary of the staff operating the train and the entire management. So 10 to 12 crore rupees are spent annually on the maintenance of Vande Bharat train, which includes cleaning, repair and technical upgradation of the train.
Vande Bharat generates a good amount of revenue
After the construction of Vande Bharat train, its operation and maintenance cost crores of rupees every year. Because the train is equipped with premium facilities. Therefore, more money has to be spent on it as compared to normal trains. However, the government of india also generates a good amount of revenue from Vande Bharat. However, the information about its revenue is not released separately by the railways. But let us tell you that generally 92% of the seats of Vande Bharat train are booked. In this sense, it can be said that the railways get a very good revenue from the train.