In a first, Tiruchi’s Golden Rock Railway Workshop to carry out overhauling of Vande Bharat train coaches

Golden Rock Railway Workshop, with a history of over 90 years, located at Ponmalai in Tiruchi, will carry out the overhaul of the modern railway for the first time. VandeBharat Train coaches in expanding facilities.

A rake consisting of 16 pieces VandeBharat The buses arrived on Monday 1 December 2025 for a complete overhaul of this British-built workshop. Coaches VandeBharat The train sent for maintenance was running on the Chennai – Mysuru broad gauge section.

Nearly 250 technical personnel of the workshop, consisting of mechanical and electrical wings, would carry out this detailed exercise by examining each bus meticulously. Golden Rock Railway Workshop will overhaul Vande Bharat wagons for the first time, workshop officials told The Hindu on Tuesday (December 2).

SS-2 (Workshop Program) revision of the buses, which is carried out every three years, will be carried out in the workshop. The technical staff of the workshop had visited railway workshops at Matunga in Mumbai, Ajmer in Rajasthan and Charbagh in Lucknow to gain first-hand experience, experience and training in maintenance. VandeBharat before the coaches perform the exercise.

New Delhi Railway Board had nominated Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi for undertaking SS-I (Workshop Programme) and other important programmes. VandeBharat train sets.

VandeBharat The trains are semi-high-speed services operated by railways on various parts of the railway network, including some sections in the Southern Railway zone. First domestically developed VandeBharat The train was stopped on the New Delhi – Varanasi route in February 2019.

VandeBharat The buses are equipped with modern amenities such as automatic doors, GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system, comfortable seating and smart braking system for better acceleration and deceleration. The executive class of these coaches have rotating chairs inside. Due to faster travel time, VandeBharat The trains enjoy good patronage.

Workshop officials said the overhaul work included inspection of bogies, attention to seats, inspection of wheels, bearings and upholstery, maintenance of electrical equipment and roof-mounted air conditioning units, vinyl cladding on appropriate parts, among others.

New bogies will be replaced with existing ones when necessary. As part of the renovation works, the exterior and interior of the wagons will be covered with a new coat of paint. The plan is to complete the revision. VandeBharat Officials said the coaches will be up in 45 days.