First ‘Humsafar’ coaches flagged off from RCF

Jalandhar, June 15

Coaches for the first “Humsafar” rake were today rolled out from the Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, in presence of its general manager, RP Nibariya. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had announced the introduction of four new categories of trains while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 and the “Humsafar” rake, which focuses on India’s middle-class travellers, is an exclusively three-tiered AC train. With added passengers, the RCF will manufacture four more rakes in this financial year.

The rake rolled out today has 19 AC 3-tier stainless steel coaches besides two power cars. Each coach has energy-saving LED Bulbs for night lights. An additional mobile phone charging socket has been provided on the longitudinal side of the coach. Plush interior of the toilet has soap dispenser fitted for passengers. Braille signage has been provided in each coach for visually-impaired passengers. The coaches carry a different colour scheme from the existing coaches running on Indian tracks. — TNS