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Mysore/Mysuru: Over 128 isolation coaches which the South Western Railway (SWR) readied to treat
COVID-19 patients soon after the contagion struck would be modified as New Modified Goods (NMG) rakes to transport freight.
The coaches were lying idle till now at eight stations across the Mysuru Division Mysuru, Shivamogga, Hassan, Arasikere, Nanjangud, Birur, and Chamarajanagar. Over 11 such coaches were idling in Ashokapuram Station.
Of the 128 coaches, 32 were modified at the station workshop while the others at Ashokapuram Railway Workshop. Rs. 35,000 per bogie was spent on modifying the regular train coaches that were over 18-years-old into isolation coaches by removing the middle berth. Washroom with western commode, dustbin, window mesh, proper ventilation, space for oxygen cylinders and transparent partitions were provided in these isolation coaches to treat 7-8 patients per bogie.