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'VARANASI (UTTAR PRADESH) TO NEW DELHI (DELHI NCT) : TRAIN 18 : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 22435 VARANASI - NEW DELHI VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS : AC CHAIR CAR : FOOD (SNACKS + DINNER) : ALL NEW FEATURES : MADE IN INDIA INDIA\'S FIRST ENGINELESS SEMI HIGH SPEED TRAIN : INDIAN RAILWAYS. 22435/Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express وارانٰسی - نئ دِلّی وندےبھارت ایکسپریس वाराणसी - नई दिल्ली वन्दे भारत एक्सप्रेस BSB/Varanasi Junction -- NDLS/New Delhi Train 18, also known as Vande Bharat Express, is an Indian semi-high speed intercity electric multiple unit. It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai under the Indian government\'s Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months. The unit cost of the first rake was given as ₹100 crore (US$14 million), though the unit cost is expected to go down with subsequent production. At the original price, it is estimated to be 40% less costly than a similar train imported from Europe. The train was launched on 15 February 2019 , by which date a second unit will have been produced and readied for service. The service was named \'Vande Bharat Express\' on 27 January 2019. rain 18\'s exterior appearance consists of aerodynamic narrowing at each ends of the train. It has a driver coach at each end of the train, allowing for faster turnaround at each end of the line. The train has 16 passenger cars, with a seating capacity of 1,128 passengers. Two of the center compartments are first class compartments that seat 52 each, with the rest being coach compartments seating 78 each. The train\'s seats, braking system, doors, and transformers are the only elements of the train to be outsourced, with plans to make them domestically on the production of the next unit. Train 18 employs a regenerative braking system. Another unit is planned for production over the next year, along with four more units in the following year, for a total of six. The Railway Board has requested that ICF complete two of the new units by May 2019. Two of those units will incorporate sleeper cars into the layout. Indian Railways and ICF are also planning the development of Train 20, another semi-high speed train that will replace the Rajdhani Express. The line is supposed to be unveiled in 2020. The train\'s first trial run occurred on 29 October 2018 in Chennai, focusing on crew orientation and testing the train\'s brakes, with further testing scheduled to be done in Delhi on 7 November and later in Rajasthan. An Indian Railways official reported that \"some fuses went off\" during the trial in Chennai, but that the issue was minor and quickly fixed. The train ended up leaving for Delhi later than expected, on 11 November, and arrived on 13 November. Testing was set to commence along a section of track between Bareilly and Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh on 17 November, but the location was subsequently changed to the stretch of rail between Moradabad and Rampur due to unspecified issues with the initial section of track. The Moradabad–Rampur testing occurred at low speeds ranging from 30–60 km/h (19–37 mph). After the lower-speed testing, the train was moved to a section of track between Kota and Sawai Madhopur to be tested at operating speed. During its trials, Train 18 reached speeds of 180 km/h (110 mph), the highest speed any train in India has reached in the trails but they restricted the speed to 130km/h officially. A team put together by India\'s Research Design and Standards Organisation will supervise the testing and give the go-ahead for the final speed test. On 20 Dec 2018, a window of the train was smashed by a thrown stone and the glass shattered while it was on its trial run from Delhi to Agra. A few countries have shown interest in importing models of the train due to its lower cost. The train set has been flagged off for an inaugural run by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, on 15 February 2019, with its commercial run starting from 17 February 2019 onwards. The train broke down on its first trip on 16 February, with officials citing brake failure secondary to striking cattle as the cause. It will be running on the Delhi-Varanasi route, via Kanpur and Prayagraj, connecting the Prime minister\'s Lok Sabha seat to the Capital city, reducing travel time along the route by 15 percent.The train\'s regenerative brakes are also expected to allow a 30% savings in electricity costs as compared to its predecessor. At an operating speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph), it will outpace the Shatabdi Express by 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph). Although the trainset has been tested for speeds up to 180 kph, operational speed has been capped at 130 kph as an internal report by Indian Railways indicated that just 0.3% of the company\'s track is capable of supporting speeds of that magnitude. Every other car on the train is motorised.'
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