GATI SHAKTI TRAIN

About:

• Based on the Vande Bharat platform, the 16-coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train will be able to run at 160 km/hour, and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
• The overall target of 25 such trains had been set. The final number of trains would depend on how the initial trains will be received by market.

Focus on e-commerce

• With these trains, the Railways plans to target the e-commerce and courier parcel segment.
• With the turnover of $50 billion in 2020, India had become the 8th largest market for e-commerce. India’s e-commerce market is expected to reach $111 billion by 2024, $200 billion by 2026 and expected to reach $350 billion by 2030.