South West Railway flags off its first train with two vistadome coaches
South West Railway flags off its first train with two vistadome coaches
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Jul 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
On Sunday, South West Railway (
SWR) flagged off its train with two vistadome coaches for its maiden journey. Both coaches were fully booked with passengers who were excited to travel in the new coaches and try out their new, advanced features.
The same train will depart from Yeshwanthpur railway station to Karwar at 7 am on Monday. These coaches will be available twice on a tri-weekly basis and as a weekly day-train that runs between Mangaluru and Bengaluru.
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Indian Railways unveils new high-speed Vistadome tourist coaches; top features
The vistadome tourist coach has a larger viewing area including rooftop glass with 44 seats for passengers with rotation up to 180 degrees. The new Vistadome coaches will give further boost to tourism. (Image: Twitter/PiyushGoyal)
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Updated: Dec 30, 2020, 10:36 AM IST
December 2020 added another feather to the cap of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) as its new design vistadome tourist coach successfully completed the 180 kmph trial run. The new design vistadome tourist coach will make train journeys more memorable for the passengers in the days to come.
The older version of the vistadome coaches mostly run in tourist locations where visitors can indulge in sightseeing.
Indian Railways vistadome tourist coach rolled out by Integral coach factory (ICF), Chennai
Vistadome coaches: Indian Railways successfully completed a speed trial for 180 km per hour of a new design vistadome tourist coach. These vistadome coaches mostly operate in mountain railways and are specially designed to make train journeys scenic and memorable. The coaches also give a boost to tourism. According to the Railway Ministry, the new vistadome tourist coach has been manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. The vistadome tourist coaches are European-style coaches, with technologically-advanced features for improving passenger s comfort and offer a panoramic view during the train journey. Earlier, the first vistadome Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach for the broad gauge (BG) lines was cleared for the 180 km per hour oscillation trial. (
Comfort and cutting edge technology: PM Modi on newly designed vistadome coaches.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the newly designed vistadome coaches developed by the Integral Coach Factory and said the comfort they will provide will make journeys more memorable.
The vistadome tourist coaches, which have larger viewing area including roof top glass and 44 seats for passengers that can rotate up to 180 degrees, completed the 180 kmph trial run on Tuesday. Comfort and cutting edge technology! Will make train journeys more memorable, the PM said in a tweet responding to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal s post on the microblogging site introducing the new coaches.