Indian Railways readies 70,000 isolation beds in more than 4,400 Covid Care coaches

Indian Railways has made available a fleet of more than 4400 covid care isolation coaches with about 70,000 beds. These coaches can be moved easily on the Indian Railways network and positioned at places of demand.

In the latest update, with Gujarat and Nagaland seeking covid care isolation coaches, the national transporter has swiftly catered to the states’ demand and positioned the covid care coaches at Sabarmati, Chandlodiya and Dimapur respectively. At present, 232 coaches have been handed over to various states as per their demand with a bed-capacity of over 4000 beds. The updated status of these isolation coaches positioned in various states are as follows:

In Gujarat, Indian Railways have deployed 10 coaches for Sabarmati and six isolation coaches for Chandoliya in terms of an MoU signed with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. In the state of Nagaland, the national transporter has positioned 10 covid care solation coaches at Dimapur.

In the last few days, at Maharashtra’s Nandrubar, 14 new admissions were registered, while 13 patients have been discharged. Currently, 26 patients are in isolation at this facility. Up to now, as many as 104 patients have been admitted with discharge of 78 covid patients by State Health Authorities.