Indian Railways’ new vistadome tourist coaches to make train travel more memorable; Check its top features
On Wednesday, PM Modi praised the newly designed vistadome coaches developed by Indian Railways’ Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. According to the PM, the comfort these vistadome coaches will provide will make railway journeys more memorable.
The newly developed vistadome tourist coaches, which completed the 180 kmph trial run on Tuesday, will have a larger viewing area including roof top glass along with 44 number of seats for passengers that can rotate up to 180 degrees. It has been provided with a Wi-Fi-based passenger information system. In a first, the vistadome coach has been built on the Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) platform, which is considered to be safer, according to a PTI report.
Some of the other key features of the new vistadome coaches are that they are equipped with air-spring suspension in secondary stage for better ride comfort, observatory lounge with a larger window at one end, large glass windows as well as glass roof that boast electrically controlled opalescence, and transparent roof for the passengers to get a panoramic view of their train journey.
The coach also has a mobile charging socket for each passenger below the seat armrest. Besides, it also has an entertainment system integrated with digital display screens as well as speakers for music lovers.
