Named “Train 18” in consonance with 2018, the year of its production, the train sets will be manufactured in Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. Named “Train 18” in consonance with 2018, the year of its production, the train sets will be manufactured in Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. Like in Shatabdi coaches, Train 18 will have a Second Class and a premium First Class. Already planning for the next level of Train 18, ICF is also preparing the groundwork for “Train 20”—which is a train set of sleeper coaches to be deployed as Rajdhani type trains—to be out in 2020. The speed and quicker turnaround times for these train sets also make them earn more money for Railways.

Source: Indian Express January 22, 2018 16:56 UTC