CHENNAI: With the increasing demand for AC coaches, the Southern Railway has decided to remove one sleeper coach apiece from six trains and replace it with a third AC coach. According to a statement, the Chennai Egmore-Jodhpur Express will run with an additional third AC coach from June 9, while the Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil train will run with an additional AC coach with effect from June 14. Now both trains will have six third AC coaches.
Similarly, the Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Express and Kochuveli-Bikaner-Kochuveli Express trains will also lose sleeper coach from May 28 and June 16 respectively.
The Rameswaram-Okha Express will also have an additional AC coach from June 22, said the statement.
Six 3rd AC coaches in Egmore-Jodhpur Express
Chennai Egmore-Jodhpur Express will run with an additional third AC coach from June 9, while Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil train will run with an additional AC coach with effect from June 14. Now both trains will have six third AC coaches.