The South Central Railway is increasing the number of general compartments in certain mail and express trains, specifically the Hyderabad-Mumbai Devgiri Express and the Adilabad-Mumbai Nandigram Express, starting in August. This change is intended to alleviate overcrowding, which has been exacerbated by the increasing number of passengers since the easing of...
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COVID-19 restrictions. The increase will double the number of general compartments on these trains, from 2 to 4. The railway is also removing 2 air-conditioned coaches from other trains and replacing them with either sleeper or general compartments. This shift in coach allocation will be implemented throughout the month of August.