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New Delhi: In order to provide convenience to the general category passengers, Indian Railways has expanded the number of coaches in 46 important long-distance trains, by installing 92 new general category coaches in them, the Ministry of Railways said on July 13.
The trains in which coaches have been added include Bengaluru City Belagavi Superfast Express, Chennai Central Hubli Superfast Express, Mumbai Bengaluru Udayan Express, Mumbai Amravati Superfast Express Guwahati LokmanyaTilak Express, Guwahati Jammu Tawi Express,
“Further, 22 other trains have also been identified and a plan has been made to install additional general class coaches in them soon,” the Ministry said.The Ministry of Railways announced earlier this month that it has drawn up plans to manufacture another 10,000 non-AC coaches in 2024-25 and 2025-26 to cater to the increasing demand and enhance passenger comfort for the common man on its network.
A senior official unveiled the Ministry’s plan of ramping up production to roll out 4,485 non-AC coaches in the ongoing financial year (2024-25) and another 5,444 of these in 2025-26.
In addition, the Railways plans to roll out more than 5300 general coaches, to significantly enhance the capacity of its rolling stock.
