On Wednesday, PM Modi praised the newly made vistadome coaches created by Indian Railways’ Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. According to the PM, the comfort these vistadome coaches will provide will make railway journeys more memorable. The newly created vistadome tourist coaches, which completed the 180 kmph trial run on Tuesday, will have a bigger viewing region like roof top rated glass along with 44 quantity of seats for passengers that can rotate up to 180 degrees. It has been supplied with a Wi-Fi-primarily based passenger info technique. In a very first, the vistadome coach has been constructed on the Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) platform, which is regarded to be safer, according to a PTI report.
Some of the other crucial functions of the new vistadome coaches are that they are equipped with air-spring suspension in secondary stage for far better ride comfort, observatory lounge with a bigger window at one particular finish, massive glass windows as effectively as glass roof that boast electrically controlled opalescence, and transparent roof for the passengers to get a panoramic view of their train journey. The coach also has a mobile charging socket for every passenger under the seat armrest. Besides, it also has an entertainment technique integrated with digital show screens as effectively as speakers for music lovers.
The vistadome coach will also supply “Content on Demand” Wi-fi facility on individual gadgets of passengers, wider entrance doors for passengers with disabilities on wheelchairs as effectively as automatic sliding doors at the entry of the compartment on each sides. The vistadome tourist coaches are also connected with Public Address-cum Passenger Information System primarily based on GPS, multi-tier luggage racks created of stainless steel outdoors the passenger region, mini pantry to provide refreshments to the passengers, sunk-in kind LED location board, service region consisting of hot case, coffee maker, microwave oven, refrigerator, bottle cooler and washbasin.
The new vistadome tourist coaches have also been equipped with CCTVs for onboard surveillance. Also, these state-of-the-art coaches will boast aesthetically made interiors along with FRP panelling and modular toilets as effectively as automatic fire detection with an alarm technique for secure railway journey. At present, the ICF will be manufacturing 10 such vistadome coaches. So far, two vistadome coaches have been rolled out and prior to March 31 subsequent year, the remaining will be completed.
According to the report, the two vistadome coaches which had been rolled out have gone to Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone, only one particular of the coaches had cleared the speed trial runs. Some of the Indian Railways’ routes exactly where the older version of the vistadome coaches are operated are Dadar and Madgaon, Kashmir Valley, Araku Valley, Kangra Valley Railway, Matheran Hill Railway, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway and Nilgiri Mountain Railway.