Indian Railways News - Coach Augmentations

Due to increased passenger demand in Jamshedpur, two additional sleeper coaches were added to the Tata Nagar to Jammu Tawi Express on Wednesday. This will provide seats for over 140 passengers holding waiting tickets. The coaches were brought from Jammu and added to the train following an order from the Railway...
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Board to improve passenger convenience.

Long-distance trains passing through Tatanagar station are expected to see an end to the ventilation issue starting from October. The South Eastern Railway zone has ordered the addition of sleeper coaches to half a dozen trains. Meanwhile, trains on the Bihar route (Ara, Katihar, and Chhapra) will have increased general coaches....
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Other trains will also see an increase in coaches based on capacity. This will alleviate the seat shortage issue. In the past year and a half, the railways had removed general and sleeper coaches from long-distance trains and added third AC and economy coaches. This caused difficulty for passengers to secure confirmed seats in sleeper coaches. After concerns were raised to the Railway Board, the decision was made to increase sleeper and general coaches. Some trains will have additional sleeper and general coaches starting from October, November, and December, including the Howrah-Jagdalpur Express, Patna-Bilaspur Weekly, Howrah-Mumbai Mail, Howrah-Mumbai Express, Tata-Bengaluru Express, Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express, Tata-Ernakulam Express, Tata-Yesvantpur, Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, Howrah-Hatia Kriya Yoga Express, Shalimar-Bhuj Express, Howrah Geetanjali Express, and Howrah-Mumbai Express. It is important to note that waiting tickets are not valid in reserved coaches. This issue was brought to light due to passengers facing difficulty with limited general and sleeper coaches in trains like the Buxar Express, Durg South Bihar Express, and Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express.

To address the ventilation issue in long-distance trains departing from Tatanagar station, the South Eastern Railway Zone has ordered an increase in sleeper and general coaches starting in October. This change aims to improve seating availability for passengers. The railway has been adding third AC and economy coaches over the...
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past year and a half, resulting in fewer sleeper and general coaches. This led to difficulties for passengers in securing confirmed sleeper berths. The railway board responded to public concerns by directing an increase in sleeper and general coaches. The increase applies to trains traveling to Ahmedabad, Howrah, and Mumbai. Specific dates for the implementation of these changes include October 1st for Howrah-Jagdalpur Express, November 8th for Patna-Bilaspur Weekly, November 15th for Howrah-Mumbai Mail, November 22nd for Howrah-Mumbai Express, December 20th for Tata-Bengaluru Express, December 25th for Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express, December 28th for Tata-Ernakulam Express, December 26th for Tata-Yesvantpur, December 15th for Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, December 28th for Howrah-Hatia Kriya Yoga Express, December 21st for Shalimar-Bhuj Express, December 15th for Howrah Gitaanjali Express, and December 22nd for Howrah-Mumbai Express. Additionally, waiting tickets are not valid in reserved coaches, and passengers with waiting tickets are often seen boarding reserved coaches, causing inconvenience to other passengers. The reduction in general chair cars due to the addition of third AC and economy coaches in trains like the Buxar train and the decrease in sleeper coaches in trains like the Durg South Bihar and Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express have caused inconvenience for passengers traveling from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Indian Railways has announced changes to the coach composition of several trains. Train numbers 12188 and 12187 (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Jabalpur Garib Rath) will operate with 20 AC-3Tier Economy coaches and 2 Generator Vans starting October 6th and 5th, 2024 respectively. Train numbers 17063 and 17064 (Manmad-Kacheguda and Kacheguda-Manmad...
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Ajanta Express) will have a revised composition of one First AC, two AC-2 Tier, five AC-3 Tier, eight Sleeper class, five General Second class (including one Guard's Brake Van), and one Generator Van, effective January 2nd and 1st, 2025 respectively. Bookings for 17063/17064 are open from December 29th, 2024, at all computerized reservation centers and on the website www.irctc.co.in. For detailed information, visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download the NTES App.