THE newly-designed Vande Bharat trains being produced at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai are world-class and contain several innovative features, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.

Speaking after inspecting the new prototype Vande Bharat express train rolled out at ICF and also witnessing the commissioning activities at the furnishing divisions of ICF, he said last year Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target to his Ministry to manufacture 75 trains on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.

Accordingly, 75 Vande Bharat express trains would be manufactured and deployed throughout the country before August 15 next year. “They will cover the entire country. They will join the nation. I am very happy that Vande Bharat train has been manufactured by ICF within a short time and in good quality,” the Minister said. “This is a world-class train. And some really innovative things have been incorporated in this train like automatic opening of doors, comfortable space in the driver’s cabin for the loco pilots to operate,” he said.

“From the users’ point of view, this train has reclining chairs for passengers besides differently abled-friendly toilets,” Vaishnaw added.