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Vande Bharat Express , also called as Train 18, is an Indian semi-high speed intercity electric multiple unit. It was built and designed by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, in Chennai below the Indian government Make in India initiative over a period of 18 months. The unit cost of the initial rake was given as ?1 billion (US$14 million), though the unit cost is expected decline with succeeding production. At the original price, it is evaluated to be 40 percent cheaper than a similar train imported from Europe. The train was launched on 15th February 2019, by which date a second unit will have been produced and readied for service. The service was named the 'Vande Bharat Express' on 27th January 2019.

Train 18's Vande Bharat Express external appearance consists of aerodynamic narrowing at every ends of the train. It has a driver coach at all ends of the train, allowing for faster turnaround at each end of the line. The train has sixteen passenger cars, with a seating capacity of 1,128 passengers. Two of the center compartments are the first class compartments that seat 52 each, with the rest being coach compartments seating 78 each. The train's seats, its 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.