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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: Aesthetically pleasing, energy-efficient and superior braking performance are the big pluses of the new rakes being introduced for a pair of passenger trains on the Bengaluru-Mysuru route from Saturday. It is for the first time that these superior Multiple Electric Maintenance Unit (MEMU) coaches are being launched in Indian Railways. According to an official release, the conventional rake of KSR Bengaluru-Mysuru-KSR Bengaluru MEMU (Train no. Run only using electricity, a MEMU train is more eco-friendly and offers a speedy acceleration after ignition when compared with the diesel-run multiple unit train. It is manufactured with stainless steel coach body and has aerodynamically shaped stainless steel front end nose for reduced air resistance, thereby saving energy.”.