| Amrit Bharat | |
| Background: |
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| Service: | 30 December 2023 |
| Manufacturer: | ICF |
| Designer: | RDSO |
| Assembly: | Chennai |
| Factory: | ICF |
| Yearconstruction: | 2023 - present |
| Yearservice: | 30 December 2023 |
| Numberbuilt: | 2 |
| Numberservice: | 2 |
| Numberpreserved: | 0 |
| Numberscrapped: | 0 |
| Predecessor: | Antyodaya Express, Jan Shatabdi Express and SuperFast Express trains |
| Formation: | 2 locomotives and 22 coaches (Push-pull configuration) |
| Capacity: | 1,834 |
| Owner: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Indian Railways |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carbody: | Spotwelded stainless steel |
| Carlength: | (body) 24frac=8NaNfrac=8 (coupler-coupler) |
| Entrylevelorstep: | Platform-level |
| Doors: | Manual pivot hinge doors |
| Wheelbase: | bogie centres |
| Weight: | (average) |
| Electricsystem: | via overhead line |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
Amrit Bharat is an Indian push-pull train, designed and developed by Indian Railways at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. It has non-air-conditioned three-tier sleeper and unreserved coaches.
Amrit Bharat trains have upgraded non-air-conditioned three-tier sleeper and unreserved coaches.[1] The coaches are manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai at the cost of per trainset.[2] In contrast to other Indian trains, the trainsets will have a locomotive at both ends in a push-pull configuration, enabling better acceleration and shorter turnaround times in direction reversals.[3] [4] The trainsets will be powered by two WAP-5 locomotives with vibration resistance engines manufactured by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.[5] Each trainset consists of 22 coaches: 12 3-tier sleeper class, 8 unreserved and 2 luggage coaches.[6] The coaches are equipped with electric outlets, reading lights, CCTV cameras, bio-vacuum toilets, sensor-based water taps and passenger information system.[7] [8] The trainsets will also have semi-permanent couplers to avoid shocks during starting and stopping of the train and fully-covered vestibules to facilitate stability and safety.[9] [10]
As part of the "Make in India" Initiative, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), a subsidiary of Indian Railways (IR), created and produced the Amrit Bharat Express. These steps demonstrate India’s commitment to a modern, efficient, and sustainable railway system capable of providing comfort and safety for millions of passengers traveling across the country. [11] [12]
The rake formations of all the operational versions of the train are given below:-
Abbreviations
| Travel Class | SLR | UR / GS | SL | UR / GS | SLR | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seating Capacity | 50 | 80 | 960 (80 Passengers x 12 Coaches) | 80 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||