{"id":37858,"date":"2025-01-11T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/railway-minister-inspects-construction-of-vande-bharat-sleeper-trains-at-coach-factory\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T05:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:40:00","slug":"railway-minister-inspects-construction-of-vande-bharat-sleeper-trains-at-coach-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/railway-minister-inspects-construction-of-vande-bharat-sleeper-trains-at-coach-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Minister inspects construction of &#8216;Vande Bharat Sleeper&#8217; trains at Coach Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chennai<\/strong><br \/>Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav inspected the construction of &#8216;Vande Bharat 2.0&#8217; (Vande Bharat Sleeper) train at the Coach Factory (Integral Coach Factory) here on Friday. 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