It is touted as the sleeper version of the high-speed Vande Bharat trains. It is a non-AC Sleeper Cum Unreserved Class service, designed to cost less and serve longer distances.

PM Narendra Modi will flag off the train on December 30 from Ayodhya to Darbhanga.

A journey from one to 50 km is Rs 35, excluding the reservation fees. The railway ministry is yet to decide on a fare table for the air-conditioned classes.

It will have 22 coaches in total, including 12 sleeper coaches, eight general second-class coaches, and 2 guard compartments.

This push-pull arrangement has certain distinctive features, including "horizontal sliding windows, semi-permanent coupler between the coaches & dust-sealed wider gangways.

An aerosol-based fire suppression system in toilets & electrical cubicles, an emergency disaster management light, floor guide fluorescent strips, bench-type design for LWS coaches