Train 18 – NextGen Shatabdi
IRCTC News – Train 18 – NextGen Shatabdi
36 train
set coaches has been planned to be manufactured during 2018-19 at Integral
Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. ICF has turned out one such rake of 16 train set
coaches in October 2018 which was put on trials.
The Train
18 is a Semi High Speed Electric Multiple Unit Train sets with quicker
acceleration and contemporary passenger amenities like on-board infotainment
and GPS based passenger information system, CCTV, automatic sliding doors with
retractable coach footsteps and zero discharge vacuum based bio-toilets etc.
The
Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) / Lucknow has carried out
and completed the necessary performance tests on Train-18 which also includes
mandatory safety checks.
The first
Train-18 train is proposed to be introduced on Delhi-Varanasi sector.
The fares
for this train have not yet been finalized.
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