evidence: Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways. It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services. The train was a part of the 'Make in India' initiative by the government and entered commercial service on 15 February 2019. [...] Rolling stock [edit]Vande Bharat Express uses Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trainsets manufactured by Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.[30] The trainsets have sixteen or eight chair cars.[31] A standard sixteen car rake consists of two Driving Trailer Coaches, one each on every end along with two non-driver trailer coaches, four trailer coaches with pantographs and eight motor coaches.[32] A second generation sixteen car trainset weighs 392 tonnes and costs ₹115 crore (US$14 million).[33][34] The chassis of a coach is 23 m (75 ft) long, and is made of stainless steel.[35] [...] - ^ "Vande Bharat Express Trains". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2024.