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Indian Railways rolls out first rake of 19 coaches for Bangladesh
Indian Railways rolls out first rake of 19 coaches for Bangladesh
Indian Railways' Kapurthala coach factory has rolled out its first rake of 19 Linke Hofmann Busch broad-gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway. The rake includes three AC sleeper coaches, three AC chair…
The Story in Brief
Indian Railways' Kapurthala coach factory has rolled out its first rake of 19 Linke Hofmann Busch broad-gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway. The rake includes three AC sleeper coaches, three AC chair cars, 11 non-AC chair cars and two power cars, the Ministry of Railways said on Wednesday.
The coaches feature reclining seats, CCTV, a baby care room, and a prayer room. Notably, roofs are reinforced to withstand passengers travelling on top during peak traffic. The design meets European crashworthiness standard EN 15227. The supply follows a 2024 order for 200 coaches placed through RITES, building on an earlier supply of 120 coaches between 2015 and 2016.
The Indian Opinion
The reinforced roofs for roof-top travel are a practical concession, but they also underscore a discomforting truth: Bangladesh Railway's infrastructure is not yet safe enough to end the practice. The European-standard crashworthy design is a real step up, yet the real test will be how these coaches perform under Dhaka's punishing load factors. Who will enforce the limit before the roof is tested again?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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