Woman's First Vande Bharat Sleeper Ride Goes Viral: 'What A Mind-Blowing Experience'

A female traveller has gone viral after sharing her first experience aboard the Vande Bharat sleeper train, launched a little over four months ago. In a now-viral Instagram video titled, 'My first experience: New generation sleeper train in India', travel content creator Ruchi Trivedi described the experience as 'mind-blowing'. Trivedi said she was impressed by the new state-of-the-art train launched by the Indian Railways, highlighting its modern design, clean look, and enhanced passenger experience.

In the clip, Trivedi is seen showing the curtains, lights, bedding and overall layout of the coach, while praising the design and cleanliness.

“So, look, guys, currently we are sitting here, and this is Vande Bharat's sleeper coach, second AC. Look at the curtains and everything, how well they've been designed, like this. Look at everything. And as for the lights, look at them. The standard of the entire thing has been internationalised,” she said in the video.

Trivedi also showed the bedding provided to passengers and pointed out a new blanket cover, which she said looked fresh and well-designed.

“The train is sparkling. I would just say that, guys, please keep civic sense in mind. Keep the train sparkling clean like this. This is our responsibility too,” she said.

"My first experience of travelling on this new-generation sleeper train in India. What a mind-blowing experience it was," Trivedi captioned the accompanying video.

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Public Should Maintain Cleanliness'

As the video went viral, social media users lauded the government for providing such a train, whilst adding that the onus to maintain the cleanliness now lay on the public.

"It is our responsibility to maintain the international-level standards of this train," said one user, while another added: "The government always provides but the Indian public does not know how to maintain the hygiene and cleanliness."

A third commented: "I want to see how my fellow Indians treat this train. The government did their work, now it will be our turn to keep some civic sense."

Vande Bharat Trains

Launched on the New Delhi-Varanasi route in February 2019, the Vande Bharat trains have served over 9.1 crore passengers through one lakh trips. In FY25-25 alone, approximately 3.98 crore passengers availed the service, reflecting a robus year-on-year growth of nearly 34 per cent from 2.97 crore passengers in FY 2024-25.

In its first 119 trips over three months, the Kamakhya-Howrah Vande Bharat sleeper service achieved over 100 per cent occupancy, carrying 1.21 lakh passengers. This performance highlighted a high demand and strong passenger trust in premium overnight rail services.