KOTA, JUL 29 (PTI): Technical trials of the country’s first Vande Bharat Freight EMU, a superfast parcel rake, commenced in West Central Railway Kota Division on Wednesday, officials said. The 16-coach Vande Bharat platform-based Freight EMU prototype rake, developed by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, will be tested under various speed and operating conditions on the Kota-Nagda-Sawai Madhopur rail section for nearly a month, they said. Based on Vande Bharat technology, this technology will give a new dimension to e-commerce, express parcels, cold-chain logistics and time-bound freight transport across the country, an official statement said. This state-of-the-art Freight EMU is a 16-coach rake, comprising 2 DTC (reefer vans), 2 Non-Driving Trailer coaches and 12 parcel coaches. It features Vande Bharat bogies, an axle load capacity of over 20 tonnes, and a total payload capacity of over 397 tonnes.