IR is expected to launch Train 18 on December 25, 2018

IR is expected to launch the country’s fastest train, Train 18, on December 25, 2018. To be launched between New Delhi and Varanasi, it is India’s first engine-less train and has been completely developed domestically by the Integral Coach Factory. Currently under trial, the train is expected to replace the Shatabdi Express. It is equipped with numerous advanced systems such as aerodynamically designed driver cabins, coaches fitted with fire-resistant fibre composites and advanced regenerative braking system. This state-of-the-art train will have 16 coaches and a carrying capacity equivalent to that of the Shatabdi Express.