PANAJI: The country’s first Vande Bharat train sleeper coach maintenance facility will be ready by mid-2026 at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, according to a senior North Western Railway official.

North Western Railway's Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer Major Amit Swamy said the state-of-the-art facility at Bhagat Ki Kothi Railway station is being constructed at a cost of Rs 360 crore.

The first phase of the maintenance and workshop depot, which includes a 600-metre track facility to maintain 24 sleeper coaches of Vande Bharat trains, will be ready by June, 2026.

The second phase, with a 178-metre track, including a workshop and simulator facility, will be completed by June, 2027, he told reporters.

The facility will also house a dedicated wheel rack system and a specialised testing labora

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