Amrit Bharat | |
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In service | 30 December 2023 |
Manufacturer | ICF |
Designer | RDSO |
Assembly | Chennai |
Built at | ICF |
Constructed | 2023–present |
Entered service | 30 December 2023 |
Number built | 2 |
Number in service | 2 |
Number preserved | 0 |
Number scrapped | 0 |
Predecessor | Antyodaya Express, Jan Shatabdi Express and SuperFast Express trains |
Formation | 2 locomotives and 22 coaches (Push-pull configuration) |
Capacity | 1,834 |
Owners | Indian Railways |
Operators | Indian Railways |
Lines served | 2 |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Spotwelded stainless steel |
Car length | 23.54 m (77 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (body) 24 m (78 ft 8+7⁄8 in) (coupler-coupler) |
Floor height | 1,320 mm (4 ft 4 in) |
Platform height | 840 mm (2 ft 9+1⁄8 in) |
Entry | Platform-level |
Doors | Manual pivot hinge doors |
Wheel diameter | 855–915 mm (33.66–36.02 in) |
Wheelbase | 14.9 m (48 ft 10+5⁄8 in) bogie centres |
Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
Weight | 39.5 t (38.9 long tons; 43.5 short tons) (average) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC via overhead line |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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.