AC travel cost will now be economical as Railways rolls out first AC 3-tier economy class coach

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India is a country with a population of over 130 crore and Railways has always provided affordable travel facilities to cater to the needs of the citizens.

Railways has now rolled out its first-ever AC 3-tier economy class coach, which will cut down the travel cost for passengers in the AC 3 tier.

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal shared a 38-second clip on his Twitter handle on February 11 which showed glimpses of the new coach. The video highlighted interesting features of the new economy AC coach.

“Innovative AC 3 tier economy class coach manufactured in Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala in Punjab,” Goyal said in his tweet.

Innovative AC 3 tier economy class coach manufactured in Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala in Punjab.

⬆️ Passenger capacity increased with new design

⏹ Ergonomic ladder & luminescent aisle markers

⏺ Disabled-friendly toilet entry doors

Watch on Koo: https://t.co/U9BTZdgy47 pic.twitter.com/aMcfVmkscY

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 11, 2021

The Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach was rolled out from rail coach factory (RCF) Kapurthala to research, design, and standards organization (RDSO) Lucknow for the upcoming trial. Linke Hofmann Busch coaches are the passenger coaches of Indian Railways that have been developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany and mostly produced by Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, India.

RCF was working on the design from October 2020 and RCF plans to manufacture 248 such coaches during the current and next fiscal year.

Features

The design of the coach has individual AC vents for each berth and high voltage electric switchgear below the frame.

The interior of the coach has luminescent berth numbers, illuminated berth indicators with night lights, and luminescent aisle markers.

The coach will have 83 berths — an increase of 11 berths.

The coach provides individual reading lights and mobile charging points are provided for each berth.

The coach will have fire-proof berths which are o high standards as they comply with the world benchmark of EN45545-2 HL3 for materials.

Modified ladders for climbing middle and upper berths, A new ergonomically improved design of ladder for accessing the middle and upper berths is also a new feature. There is an increased headroom in the middle and upper berths.