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Train 18 was the development name of the indigenous self-propelled trainset later introduced commercially as Vande Bharat Express.
Train 18 was the original development name of the trainset that became Vande Bharat Express.
The train was designed and manufactured in India, with the first unit produced at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.
Unlike conventional locomotive-hauled passenger trains, Vande Bharat uses distributed electric traction equipment across the trainset.
The first commercial Vande Bharat service was introduced on the New Delhi–Varanasi route in February 2019.
India's passenger railway history began on 16 April 1853 with a historic journey between Bombay and Thane.
Electric railway operation in India began in 1925 with a suburban service between Bombay VT and Kurla.
The standard broad-gauge railway track used across most of Indian Railways measures 1,676 millimetres.
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