According to the Railway Ministry, a total of 23000 conventional coaches have been replaced with modern LHB coaches since 2015. These coaches are equipped with very advanced technology which will prevent the train from overturning during an accident.
Indian Railways is continuously working towards improving the rail network in the country. Railways is carrying out new experiments under the rail network across the country through advanced modules, which have been quite successful. Railways has enthused the passengers by running advanced trains like Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat. Indian Railways is doing new work every year towards modernization of train coaches. According to the statement issued by the Railway Ministry, a total of 23000 conventional coaches have been replaced with modern LHB coaches since 2015.
New coaches will have advanced technology
According to a report by Financial Express, trains running with traditional ICF coaches are being replaced with LHB coaches in a phased manner. These modern coaches have several key features. Technically and in terms of strength, this coach is better than the earlier coach. Equipped with anti-climbing features, these coaches prevent the coach from overturning during accidents with the help of axle-mounted disc brake system.
Sleeper Vande Bharat train will run
After the success of Vande Bharat, Indian Railways is preparing to launch sleeper Vande Bharat trains. Modern Coach Factory (MCF) located in Rae Bareli, UP has prepared eight new Vande Bharat Express trains with sleeper coaches. It will have 16 coaches in one rake, out of which 11 will be AC 3 tier, four AC 2 tier and one AC first class coach. However, the coaches in the train can also be increased to 20-24.
According to a Times of India report, apart from MCF in Rae Bareli, Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Integral Coach Factory in Chennai is producing coaches for the Vande Bharat train. Chief PRO of Railways RN Tiwari said that in the first phase we will roll out two rakes of sleeper Vande Bharat train and then the rest will be launched. Let us inform that apart from the sleeper Vande Bharat Express rakes, MCF has also been given the task to start manufacturing of push-and-pull train rakes with AC and non-AC coach configurations in the year 2024.
