Minor retrofitting for the first Vande Bharat sleeper train is underway to improve passenger comfort, and the updated train will be launched next month, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.

The minister stated that after testing of the first rake, minor changes in the bogie and seats were suggested, which are now being addressed.

“Whatever issues that appeared during the testing of the first rake, we are addressing them in the first as well as in the second train,” Vaishnaw said during an interaction with reporters on Tuesday.

“Changes are minor in nature, but we are treating them as major because we want to match the high standards of passenger comfort,” he added.

Emphasising passenger convenience and safety, he said, “We don’t believe in shortcuts because we have to make a goo

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