Train 18 or Vande Bharat is designed and developed by a Chennai-based Railways Production unit, Integral Coach Factory in just 18 months which also includes an in-house design and manufacture, computer modeling and working, etc.

India's fastest train Vande Bharat Express also known as Train 18 trial run from New Delhi to Katra was successfully conducted by the Indian Railways' Northern Railway zone on Tuesday.

Abhinav Singhla, Ludhiana Station Director, while speaking to ANI said, "The trial run was conducted successfully. This train is better than Shatabdi Express, it runs at a speed of 160 km per hour."

"Vande Bharat is one of the best and premium trains in India. It is an indigenous and fully automatic train," he added.

Vande Bharat's trial run started from New Delhi Railway Station on Monday.

(With inputs from ANI)