INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Train 18 is likely to be introduced in service before Kumbh mela.Train 18, country's first engine-less train, will make its first journey
between New Delhi and Varanasi in January 2019, Railway Ministry officials were quoted as saying in an Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) report
The report also pointed out that engine-less train, which is capable of running at a maximum speed of 200 kmph will cover distance of 755 km
Train 18 will be fastest train on route as current fastest train takes around 11 and a half hour to complete same distance.1
Train 18, developed indigenously by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), will make its first journey between New Delhi and Varanasi, via Kanpur and
Train 18 is a self-propelled on electric traction like metro trains, and will start replacing existing train fleet of Shatabdi Express.4
There are two executive compartments in middle with 52 seats each, whereas trailer coaches have 78 seats each.6
It has a modern look with continuous windows on exterior and its seating capacity is 1,128.7
The coach doors open only when train is at zero kmph and train starts only when all coach doors are properly closed.9
The new train also has a number of features to enhance passenger comfort which include inter-connected fully-sealed gangways, automatic
(With inputs from agencies)
