Passengers of Indian Railways are travelling more comfortably — coaches are designed better, station amenities are more hospitable and trains are faster.
The bullet train is adding fizz to expectations. The widely-publicised trial runs of the Spanish-made Talgo coaches, and the shift from ICF (Integral Coach Factory) coaches to the safer and better-styled LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) coaches all add up to a visible effort to upgrade the passenger travel experience. But as they whiz past, window-facing rail passengers still see the ubiquitous goods trains — “maal ...
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