Science TechnologyMonday, 17 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
ICF to build 24-coach Vande Bharat sleeper trains; 3,405 coaches made in 2025-26
ICF Chennai says the new Vande Bharat sleeper trains will have 24 coaches, after producing 3,405 coaches in the last financial year.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai announced that the new Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be built with 24 coaches, after the factory produced 3,405 rail coaches in the 2025-26 financial year.
Key specifics
- ICF General Manager Manish Agarwal made the announcement in Chennai.
- The factory produced 3,405 rail coaches in the last financial year, a 13.2% increase over the previous year.
- ICF also achieved the milestone of manufacturing its 80,000th passenger coach.
- Current sleeper Vande Bharat trains run with 16 coaches.
- A new Amrit Bharat train with AC, general and sleeper coaches is also planned.
Exam lens
Question type: Science and technology plus railway manufacturing facts; remember ICF Chennai, 3,405 coaches, 13.2%, 80,000th coach, and 24-coach Vande Bharat sleeper design.