Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said on December 30 that Indian Railways had successfully completed the 180 kmph trial run of the new Vistadome tourist coaches. (Image: Twitter/@PiyushGoyal)
Indian Railways’ new design Vistadome tourist coach has been manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF). (Image: Twitter/@Piyush Goyal)
The Railway minister said that these coaches would make train journeys memorable for the passengers and give further boost to tourism. (Image: Twitter/PiyushGoyal)
The features of the Vistadome tourist coach includes: Bogeys with air spring suspension for better ride comfort, large glass windows, transparent roofs for the passengers to get a panoramic view of their journey, rotatable seats, digital display screens for music lovers, wider entrance doors, GPS based public address cum passenger information system. (Image: Twitter/Piyush Goyal)
The Vistadome coaches are being operated on select routes including the Nilgiri Mountain Railway line, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Kalka-Shimla Railway, Kangra Valley Railway, Matheran Hill Railway, between Dadar in Mumbai and Madgoan in Araku Valley as well as in the Kashmir Valley, the hindustantimes report stated. (Image: Twitter/PiyushGoyal)
The new Vistadome coaches of Indian Railways will give an unforgettable travel experience to passengers & will ensure that they truly have a journey to remember. (Image: Twitter/PiyushGoyal)
"It is rightly said Journey is best measured in terms of memories rather than miles," said the Minister of Railways.