In a bid to enhance passenger experience and modernise Indian Railways, Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal has announced that all Mountain Railways of Indian Railways will now have Vistadome Coaches.
Latest addition of Vistadome coach is in Nilgiri Mountain Railway. The Minister added that given the positive feedback to this initiative of Indian Railways, order for hundred Vistadome coaches has been given to the concerned production unit of Indian Railways.
Know what is Vistadome Coaches
Indian Railways has a number of scenically beautiful routes. Vistadome coaches have been designed to provide panoramic view to the passengers while enhancing their travelling comfort on these routes. These coaches have large windows on the sides and glass panels on the roof to provide better viewing experience.
Three vistadome coaches are running between Dadar and Madgoan, in Araku Valley and in Kashmir Valley. Four hill railways have already been provided with vistadome coaches as well.
In total 13 vistadome coaches are presently available:
Darjeeling Railway – 4 coaches
Kalka Shimla Railway – 2 coaches
Kangra Valley Railway – 1 coach
Matheran Hill Railway – 1 coach
Now, 2 MG coaches have been modified to vistadome coach by Golden Rock Workshop, Tiruchirappalli for Nilgiri Mountain Railway. With this addition, now all 5 hill railways will have vistadome coaches.
These projects together will provide better experience to passengers, enhance digital connectivity and will help Indian Railways become the growth engine of New India.
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